Cost of living comparison

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Hanoi is 15.6% cheaper than Chiang Mai.

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Chiang Mai, you would:

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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