Cost of living comparison
Phuket is 64.2% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Phuket instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 76.6% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,216
|
$4.37
THB152.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
$7.28
THB253.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$0.79
THB27.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$0.40
THB13.83
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$1.65
THB57.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$12.27
THB426.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$6.86
THB238.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$2.13
THB74.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$1.39
THB48.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$1.28
THB44.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$0.50
THB17.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$0.78
THB27.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$0.65
THB22.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$0.68
THB23.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$0.52
THB18.21
|
|
pay 32.9% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$4.56
THB158.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
$10.72
THB372.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
$23,303.23
THB810,900.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
$11.07
THB385.18
|
|
pay 66.0% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$15.30
THB532.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$530.93
THB18,475.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$431.47
THB15,014.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
$91.56
THB3,186.00
|
|
pay 96.8% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
$708.81
THB24,664.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$12,628.75
THB439,452.44
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$2.82
THB98.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$2.40
THB83.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$4.25
THB147.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$53.28
THB1,854.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$8.74
THB304.09
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$66.27
THB2,306.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$28.33
THB985.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$102.92
THB3,581.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$72.82
THB2,534.07
|
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