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
THB59.82
|
$1.98
₫50,006
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB249.25
|
$4.75
₫120,015
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
THB22.35
|
$0.44
₫11,201
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB11.35
|
$0.26
₫6,501
|
|
pay 4.1% less for groceries
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
THB50.18
|
$1.03
₫25,996
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.16
THB245.02
|
$5.00
₫126,477
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
THB204.79
|
$5.30
₫133,993
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB69.11
|
$1.59
₫40,096
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.25
THB42.75
|
$1.59
₫40,295
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB40.59
|
$1.72
₫43,491
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.68
|
$0.46
₫11,690
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
THB19.50
|
$0.76
₫19,298
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB23.37
|
$0.49
₫12,309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
THB20.63
|
$0.46
₫11,516
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB17.52
|
$0.54
₫13,609
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB152.77
|
$3.47
₫87,679
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.30
THB797.62
|
$7.91
₫200,025
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,118.56
THB722,839.06
|
$39,554.95
₫1,000,125,384
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
THB401.30
|
$5.38
₫136,017
|
|
pay 10.6% less for housing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.20
THB622.89
|
$9.00
₫227,660
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$388.93
THB13,312.30
|
$338.66
₫8,562,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.89
THB8,005.48
|
$239.31
₫6,050,759
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.06
THB1,679.29
|
$58.28
₫1,473,530
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.21
THB15,786.14
|
$243.92
₫6,167,440
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,232.91
THB452,931.67
|
$12,260.72
₫310,005,531
|
|
pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
THB77.27
|
$0.99
₫25,003
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
THB61.13
|
$1.83
₫46,352
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
THB149.55
|
$1.38
₫35,004
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
THB1,196.67
|
$26.31
₫665,163
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
THB199.40
|
$4.15
₫105,013
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.83
THB1,910.95
|
$36.72
₫928,477
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.29
THB1,036.90
|
$26.37
₫666,750
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.56
THB2,791.65
|
$92.93
₫2,349,703
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.08
THB2,193.44
|
$86.41
₫2,184,889
|
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