Cost of living comparison
India is 29.1% cheaper than Hanoi.
If you lived in India instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 10.6% less for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,272
|
$2.40
₹202.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,654
|
$3.90
₹329.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,261
|
$0.40
₹33.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,535
|
$0.17
₹14.03
|
|
pay 46.1% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,135
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,150
|
$2.54
₹214.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,706
|
$2.56
₹216.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,309
|
$0.94
₹79.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,509
|
$1.37
₹115.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,722
|
$0.88
₹74.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,752
|
$0.32
₹27.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,400
|
$0.48
₹40.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,375
|
$0.24
₹20.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,577
|
$0.16
₹13.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,682
|
$0.19
₹15.84
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,145
|
$4.62
₹389.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,089
|
$10.12
₹854.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,005,447,244
|
$13,525.56
₹1,142,076.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,741
|
$2.94
₹248.14
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
|
Hanoi
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,872
|
$7.39
₹623.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,608,457
|
$138.05
₹11,657.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,082,956
|
$90.33
₹7,627.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,481,371
|
$29.97
₹2,530.51
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,200,258
|
$55.73
₹4,705.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,655,131
|
$1,565.54
₹132,191.62
|
|
pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,136
|
$1.84
₹155.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,599
|
$1.59
₹133.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,191
|
$3.59
₹303.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫668,702
|
$15.33
₹1,294.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,572
|
$3.35
₹283.07
|
|
pay 39.4% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫933,418
|
$24.02
₹2,028.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫670,298
|
$25.36
₹2,141.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,362,207
|
$41.62
₹3,514.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,196,516
|
$31.12
₹2,627.43
|
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