Cost of living comparison

Hanoi, Vietnam

compared to

Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 2.4 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 68.5% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 11.8% more in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫51,528	$6.51 ¥944	+229.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫123,668	$5.21 ¥755	+9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,542	$1.12 ¥162	+152.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,699	$0.75 ¥108	+189.9%
Average			+145.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Hanoi	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,788	$1.63 ¥237	+58.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫130,327	$7.01 ¥1,016	+40.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫138,072	$5.89 ¥853	+11.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫41,316	$2.09 ¥302	+31.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,521	$3.26 ¥473	+104.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫44,814	$2.38 ¥345	+38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,046	$1.06 ¥154	+130.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,885	$2.65 ¥384	+247.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,684	$2.42 ¥350	+396.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,866	$1.29 ¥187	+183.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,024	$1.26 ¥183	+134.6%
Average			+125.1%

Hanoi vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫90,347	$4.42 ¥641	+27.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫206,113	$58.62 ¥8,492	+641.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,030,564,636	$21,767.76 ¥3,153,386	-45.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫140,157	$27.88 ¥4,038	+418.2%
Average			+260.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫234,589	$31.86 ¥4,616	+253.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,823,507	$1,120.28 ¥162,289	+230.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,234,916	$582.98 ¥84,453	+143.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,518,378	$134.03 ¥19,417	+130.0%
Average			+189.6%

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pay 68.5% more for childcare

	Hanoi	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,355,149	$533.29 ¥77,255	+118.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫319,440,685	$14,506.96 ¥2,101,550	+18.3%
Average			+68.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,764	$3.26 ¥472	+229.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫47,763	$3.40 ¥493	+85.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫36,070	$3.91 ¥566	+182.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫685,407	$67.16 ¥9,729	+155.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫108,209	$12.38 ¥1,793	+198.0%
Average			+170.1%

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫956,736	$52.60 ¥7,620	+43.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫687,043	$36.87 ¥5,341	+39.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,421,218	$63.41 ¥9,186	-31.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,251,387	$82.89 ¥12,008	-4.1%
Average			+11.8%

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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: June 2025

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