Cost of living comparison
Tarlac City is 5.7% cheaper than Hanoi.
If you lived in Tarlac City instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 5.5% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,678
|
$2.17
₱126.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,626
|
$3.13
₱182.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,577
|
$0.72
₱42.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,976
|
$0.26
₱15.24
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,609
|
$1.10
₱64.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,908
|
$4.34
₱253.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫131,977
|
$6.03
₱352.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,705
|
$1.93
₱112.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,438
|
$1.41
₱82.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,410
|
$1.02
₱59.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,752
|
$0.71
₱41.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,275
|
$0.71
₱41.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,975
|
$0.44
₱25.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,232
|
$0.52
₱30.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,647
|
$0.37
₱21.66
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,892
|
$4.34
₱253.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫198,711
|
$7.82
₱457.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫993,552,703
|
$38,230.95
₱2,234,790.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫135,123
|
$2.54
₱148.31
|
|
pay 27.0% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫216,490
|
$25.20
₱1,472.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,587,770
|
$125.99
₱7,364.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,143,096
|
$99.92
₱5,840.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,582,210
|
$79.73
₱4,660.79
|
|
pay 53.7% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,085,510
|
$148.68
₱8,690.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫320,740,103
|
$3,909.98
₱228,558.09
|
|
pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,839
|
$0.96
₱55.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,293
|
$1.56
₱91.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,774
|
$2.13
₱124.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫625,487
|
$43.44
₱2,539.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫119,226
|
$4.78
₱279.35
|
|
pay 32.7% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫806,230
|
$32.58
₱1,904.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫681,583
|
$18.25
₱1,066.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,108,313
|
$50.40
₱2,945.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,375,419
|
$36.49
₱2,133.21
|
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