Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 15.6% cheaper than Chiang Mai.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 19.1% less for restaurants
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
THB60.82
|
$1.98
₫50,216
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB253.41
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
THB22.72
|
$0.44
₫11,248
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB11.54
|
$0.26
₫6,528
|
|
pay 4.1% less for groceries
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
THB51.02
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.16
THB249.10
|
$5.00
₫127,007
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
THB208.21
|
$5.30
₫134,555
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB70.26
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.25
THB43.47
|
$1.59
₫40,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB41.26
|
$1.72
₫43,673
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.97
|
$0.46
₫11,739
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
THB19.83
|
$0.76
₫19,378
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB23.75
|
$0.49
₫12,361
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
THB20.98
|
$0.46
₫11,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB17.82
|
$0.54
₫13,667
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB155.32
|
$3.47
₫88,046
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.30
THB810.90
|
$7.91
₫200,863
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,118.56
THB734,878.88
|
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
THB407.98
|
$5.38
₫136,587
|
|
pay 10.6% less for housing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.20
THB633.26
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$388.93
THB13,534.03
|
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.89
THB8,138.82
|
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.06
THB1,707.27
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.21
THB16,049.08
|
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,232.91
THB460,475.83
|
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
|
pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
THB78.56
|
$0.99
₫25,108
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
THB62.15
|
$1.83
₫46,546
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
THB152.04
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
THB1,216.60
|
$26.31
₫667,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
THB202.73
|
$4.15
₫105,453
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.83
THB1,942.78
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.29
THB1,054.17
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.56
THB2,838.15
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.08
THB2,229.98
|
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
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