Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 2.2 times more expensive than Coimbatore.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Coimbatore, you would:
pay 43.0% more for restaurants
Coimbatore
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.19
₹100.06
|
$1.98
₫50,216
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.55
|
$0.44
₫11,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
₹12.13
|
$0.26
₫6,528
|
|
pay 74.1% more for groceries
Coimbatore
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
₹39.62
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₹317.33
|
$5.00
₫127,007
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.43
₹205.16
|
$5.30
₫134,555
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.86
₹72.25
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₹130.86
|
$1.59
₫40,464
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
₹100.15
|
$1.72
₫43,673
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.85
|
$0.46
₫11,739
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹62.30
|
$0.76
₫19,378
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.26
|
$0.49
₫12,361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.60
|
$0.46
₫11,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.73
|
$0.54
₫13,667
|
|
pay 60.0% more for transportation
Coimbatore
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.67
₹393.89
|
$3.47
₫88,046
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,000.59
|
$7.91
₫200,863
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,258.51
₹950,560.00
|
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.65
₹308.18
|
$5.38
₫136,587
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Coimbatore
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.97
₹757.13
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.54
₹12,118.94
|
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.18
₹8,035.98
|
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.06
₹1,778.49
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Coimbatore
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.67
₹5,207.03
|
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,659.15
₹140,082.53
|
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
|
pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports
Coimbatore
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
₹150.09
|
$0.99
₫25,108
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
₹129.46
|
$1.83
₫46,546
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.03
₹340.20
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.82
₹1,250.98
|
$26.31
₫667,949
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
₹250.15
|
$4.15
₫105,453
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Coimbatore
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.79
₹2,008.88
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.57
₹1,567.59
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.98
₹3,460.37
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.62
₹2,584.86
|
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
|
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