Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 45.6% more expensive than Gurgaon.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Gurgaon, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
Gurgaon
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
₹500.45
|
$1.96
₫50,019
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.59
₹300.27
|
$5.32
₫135,552
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₹40.48
|
$0.46
₫11,657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
₹19.26
|
$0.28
₫7,024
|
|
pay 76.4% more for groceries
Gurgaon
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
₹47.01
|
$1.01
₫25,785
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
₹284.29
|
$4.78
₫121,739
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.85
₹238.39
|
$5.22
₫132,884
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
₹102.73
|
$1.69
₫42,998
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
₹147.76
|
$1.68
₫42,730
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
₹85.34
|
$1.60
₫40,688
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
₹29.23
|
$0.46
₫11,833
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₹43.63
|
$0.76
₫19,407
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.64
|
$0.47
₫12,057
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.22
|
$0.44
₫11,309
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.31
|
$0.58
₫14,747
|
|
pay 41.1% more for transportation
Gurgaon
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₹382.62
|
$3.48
₫88,496
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.97
₹1,501.36
|
$7.86
₫200,076
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,373.03
₹1,201,088.02
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,381,922
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
₹260.24
|
$5.34
₫136,052
|
|
pay 20.5% more for housing
Gurgaon
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.41
₹870.01
|
$8.56
₫217,978
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.96
₹26,069.07
|
$339.65
₫8,646,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$183.66
₹15,347.24
|
$203.41
₫5,178,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.73
₹2,902.42
|
$62.58
₫1,593,085
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Gurgaon
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
₹13,111.88
|
$240.68
₫6,127,339
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,453.52
₹288,594.76
|
$12,685.27
₫322,944,721
|
|
pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports
Gurgaon
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.14
|
$0.98
₫25,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
₹205.42
|
$1.87
₫47,618
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.32
|
$1.38
₫35,013
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.81
₹2,072.99
|
$24.74
₫629,786
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹400.36
|
$4.72
₫120,046
|
|
pay 49.6% more for clothing
Gurgaon
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.15
₹2,770.51
|
$31.89
₫811,771
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.49
₹2,547.55
|
$26.96
₫686,267
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.11
₹4,103.72
|
$83.38
₫2,122,805
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.47
₹3,214.45
|
$93.95
₫2,391,746
|
|
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