Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 59.7% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,216
|
$11.03
GEL30.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
$8.04
GEL22.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$0.88
GEL2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$0.42
GEL1.15
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$0.62
GEL1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$4.05
GEL11.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$7.35
GEL20.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$2.49
GEL6.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$2.88
GEL7.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$0.65
GEL1.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$0.78
GEL2.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$0.74
GEL2.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$0.87
GEL2.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$0.29
GEL0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
|
pay 30.0% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$4.59
GEL12.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
$14.71
GEL40.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
$25,735.29
GEL70,386.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
$7.35
GEL20.11
|
|
pay 77.7% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$18.50
GEL50.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$721.59
GEL1,973.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$469.79
GEL1,284.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
$55.81
GEL152.63
|
|
pay 27.9% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
$238.97
GEL653.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$5,659.47
GEL15,478.64
|
|
pay 86.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$1.84
GEL5.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$3.27
GEL8.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$2.94
GEL8.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$51.85
GEL141.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$6.62
GEL18.10
|
|
pay 67.7% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$76.57
GEL209.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$48.19
GEL131.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$122.92
GEL336.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$127.17
GEL347.82
|
|
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