Cost of living comparison
Melbourne is 4.4 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Melbourne instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 6.1 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫48,286
|
$16.61
A$24.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫130,855
|
$9.97
A$14.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,253
|
$2.58
A$3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,780
|
$2.32
A$3.45
|
|
pay 98.0% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫24,892
|
$2.65
A$3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫117,520
|
$4.93
A$7.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫128,280
|
$5.53
A$8.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫41,508
|
$3.86
A$5.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫41,249
|
$3.97
A$5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫39,278
|
$1.38
A$2.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,423
|
$1.15
A$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫18,735
|
$1.20
A$1.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,639
|
$1.64
A$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫10,917
|
$1.03
A$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,236
|
$0.99
A$1.47
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫85,429
|
$4.83
A$7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫193,143
|
$126.80
A$188.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫965,716,435
|
$26,915.83
A$40,009.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫131,337
|
$19.61
A$29.14
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫210,425
|
$53.17
A$79.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,347,167
|
$1,491.94
A$2,217.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫4,999,003
|
$1,204.80
A$1,790.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,537,881
|
$125.04
A$185.86
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫5,915,013
|
$1,542.90
A$2,293.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫311,753,959
|
$19,264.75
A$28,636.23
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,143
|
$6.65
A$9.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫45,968
|
$3.40
A$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫33,800
|
$29.91
A$44.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫607,962
|
$51.92
A$77.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫115,886
|
$14.62
A$21.73
|
|
pay 73.3% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫783,642
|
$79.63
A$118.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫662,487
|
$52.42
A$77.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,049,245
|
$105.56
A$156.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,308,867
|
$115.21
A$171.26
|
|
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