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Montreal vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Montreal is 3.1 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 5.5 times more in Montreal
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Montreal
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Montreal
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Montreal
Childcare: pay 56.4% more in Montreal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2 times more in Montreal
Clothing: pay 40.8% more in Montreal

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, and childcare in Montreal are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Montreal.

Montreal vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montreal instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 5.5 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Montreal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫50,312	$17.96 CA$25.95	+808.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫120,748	$10.78 CA$15.57	+127.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,270	$2.09 CA$3.03	+372.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,540	$1.53 CA$2.21	+494.4%
Average			+450.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Hanoi	Montreal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,155	$3.25 CA$4.70	+216.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫127,250	$7.59 CA$10.97	+51.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫134,811	$8.62 CA$12.45	+62.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫40,341	$3.45 CA$4.98	+117.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫40,541	$5.61 CA$8.10	+252.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫43,756	$1.61 CA$2.33	-6.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,762	$0.67 CA$0.97	+45.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,415	$1.95 CA$2.82	+156.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,384	$2.20 CA$3.17	+351.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,586	$1.13 CA$1.63	+148.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,693	$1.08 CA$1.56	+100.9%
Average			+136.0%

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Montreal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫88,214	$4.61 CA$6.66	+33.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫201,246	$71.85 CA$103.80	+808.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,006,231,469	$24,412.64 CA$35,270.16	-38.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫136,847	$15.29 CA$22.08	+184.1%
Average			+246.8%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Montreal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫229,050	$43.57 CA$62.95	+384.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,615,171	$1,195.88 CA$1,727.75	+253.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,087,700	$957.38 CA$1,383.17	+300.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,482,526	$59.67 CA$86.20	+2.4%
Average			+234.9%

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pay 56.4% more for childcare

	Hanoi	Montreal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,205,094	$650.63 CA$939.99	+166.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫311,898,214	$5,648.39 CA$8,160.51	-53.9%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Montreal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,156	$6.47 CA$9.34	+553.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫46,635	$3.61 CA$5.21	+96.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,218	$11.85 CA$17.13	+756.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫669,224	$36.11 CA$52.18	+37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫105,654	$10.78 CA$15.57	+159.5%
Average			+320.7%

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pay 40.8% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Montreal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫934,146	$63.65 CA$91.96	+73.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫670,821	$44.65 CA$64.51	+69.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,364,049	$89.18 CA$128.84	-4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,198,229	$107.63 CA$155.50	+24.6%
Average			+40.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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