Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 19.9% cheaper than Hanoi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.7% less in Chennai
- Groceries
-
pay 34.1% less in Chennai
- Transportation
-
pay 1.5% less in Chennai
- Housing
-
pay 31.9% less in Chennai
- Childcare
-
pay 77.0% less in Chennai
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.6% more in Chennai
- Clothing
-
pay 35.4% less in Chennai
Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, housing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Chennai.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 9.7% less for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,344
|
$1.78
₹151.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
$4.45
₹380.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,277
|
$0.43
₹37.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,545
|
$0.20
₹17.48
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
$0.54
₹46.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,331
|
$3.76
₹321.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,897
|
$2.45
₹208.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
$0.93
₹79.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,567
|
$1.61
₹137.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,784
|
$1.27
₹108.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,769
|
$0.41
₹34.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,428
|
$0.63
₹53.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,392
|
$0.26
₹21.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,593
|
$0.23
₹19.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,701
|
$0.24
₹20.41
|
|
pay 1.5% less for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,270
|
$4.63
₹395.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,374
|
$11.85
₹1,012.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
$17,776.60
₹1,518,045.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,935
|
$3.56
₹303.61
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
$10.05
₹858.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
$195.87
₹16,726.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
$116.42
₹9,941.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
$31.71
₹2,707.60
|
|
pay 77.0% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
$84.21
₹7,191.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
$1,425.36
₹121,719.68
|
|
pay 50.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,172
|
$2.01
₹172.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,665
|
$1.83
₹156.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
$4.21
₹359.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫669,650
|
$19.49
₹1,664.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,722
|
$2.96
₹253.01
|
|
pay 35.4% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
$26.09
₹2,228.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
$24.99
₹2,133.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
$47.54
₹4,059.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
$35.84
₹3,060.63
|
|
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