Cost of living comparison
Vancouver is 3.8 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Vancouver instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Vancouver
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,216
|
$17.96
CA$25.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
$10.78
CA$15.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$1.94
CA$2.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$1.78
CA$2.51
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Vancouver
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$2.90
CA$4.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$6.55
CA$9.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$6.81
CA$9.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$3.89
CA$5.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$6.64
CA$9.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$1.98
CA$2.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$0.58
CA$0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$1.73
CA$2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$2.16
CA$3.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$1.37
CA$1.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$1.24
CA$1.75
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Vancouver
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$5.12
CA$7.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
$100.59
CA$141.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
$24,412.64
CA$34,425.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
$14.97
CA$21.11
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Vancouver
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$57.25
CA$80.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$2,033.97
CA$2,868.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$1,688.88
CA$2,381.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
$78.42
CA$110.58
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Vancouver
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
$1,092.52
CA$1,540.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$15,627.02
CA$22,036.44
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Vancouver
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$6.47
CA$9.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$4.19
CA$5.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$14.37
CA$20.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$36.41
CA$51.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$12.21
CA$17.22
|
|
pay 43.3% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Vancouver
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$66.41
CA$93.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$38.77
CA$54.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$95.07
CA$134.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$123.58
CA$174.27
|
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