Cost of living comparison

 Hanoi, Vietnam
compared to
 Da Nang, Vietnam
Da Nang vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary
Da Nang vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Da Nang instead of Hanoi, you would:

pay 3.8% more for restaurants

 
Hanoi
Da Nang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.98
₫51,571
$1.58
₫41,257
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.75
₫123,771
$4.00
₫104,303
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.44
₫11,552
$0.56
₫14,570

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pay 3.6% less for groceries

 
Hanoi
Da Nang
Bread
1 loaf
$1.03
₫26,810
$0.97
₫25,373
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.00
₫130,435
$6.26
₫163,308
Milk (1 gallon) $5.30
₫138,186
$5.92
₫154,439

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pay 12.9% less for transportation

 
Hanoi
Da Nang
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.47
₫90,422
$3.54
₫92,249
Monthly public transit pass $7.91
₫206,284
$3.96
₫103,142
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,554.95
₫1,031,420,908
$27,688.46
₫721,994,636

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pay 9.6% less for housing

 
Hanoi
Da Nang
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.00
₫234,784
$7.86
₫204,840
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $338.66
₫8,830,839
$356.82
₫9,304,354
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $239.31
₫6,240,096
$240.85
₫6,280,207

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pay 22.4% less for childcare

 
Hanoi
Da Nang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $243.92
₫6,360,429
$158.22
₫4,125,684
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,260.72
₫319,706,101
$11,075.39
₫288,797,854

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pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Hanoi
Da Nang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.99
₫25,786
$0.99
₫25,786
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.83
₫47,802
$1.61
₫41,852
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.38
₫36,100
$1.19
₫30,943

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pay 11.2% less for clothing

 
Hanoi
Da Nang
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.72
₫957,531
$40.87
₫1,065,802
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.37
₫687,614
$22.73
₫592,809
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.93
₫2,423,229
$61.31
₫1,598,702

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