Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 63.0% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,708
|
$10.86
GEL29.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
$8.24
GEL22.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,584
|
$0.89
GEL2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,980
|
$0.43
GEL1.17
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
$0.70
GEL1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,982
|
$4.01
GEL10.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,058
|
$7.91
GEL21.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
$2.52
GEL6.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,464
|
$3.03
GEL8.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,435
|
$0.61
GEL1.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,759
|
$0.77
GEL2.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,287
|
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,982
|
$0.76
GEL2.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,239
|
$0.32
GEL0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,656
|
$0.35
GEL0.97
|
|
pay 30.7% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,946
|
$4.42
GEL12.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫198,833
|
$14.98
GEL40.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
$25,468.16
GEL69,655.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫135,206
|
$7.49
GEL20.49
|
|
pay 94.5% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
$19.04
GEL52.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
$754.68
GEL2,064.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
$502.72
GEL1,374.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
$53.92
GEL147.47
|
|
pay 27.7% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
$241.74
GEL661.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
$5,601.22
GEL15,319.34
|
|
pay 89.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,854
|
$1.87
GEL5.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,322
|
$3.19
GEL8.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
$3.00
GEL8.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫625,871
|
$51.67
GEL141.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫119,300
|
$7.49
GEL20.49
|
|
pay 78.3% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
$76.50
GEL209.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
$49.25
GEL134.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
$122.59
GEL335.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
$134.83
GEL368.76
|
|
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