Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 51.5% more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 7.0% more for restaurants
|
Kathmandu
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.87
NPR251.49
|
$1.96
₫49,708
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
NPR905.37
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NPR67.71
|
$0.46
₫11,584
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
NPR24.23
|
$0.28
₫6,980
|
|
pay 45.6% more for groceries
|
Kathmandu
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
NPR75.73
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
NPR601.29
|
$4.78
₫120,982
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
NPR434.85
|
$5.22
₫132,058
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NPR209.62
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
NPR192.40
|
$1.68
₫42,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
NPR152.53
|
$1.60
₫40,435
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR63.45
|
$0.46
₫11,759
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
NPR76.33
|
$0.76
₫19,287
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR43.79
|
$0.47
₫11,982
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.43
|
$0.44
₫11,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.77
|
$0.58
₫14,656
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
|
Kathmandu
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.97
NPR668.45
|
$3.48
₫87,946
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.98
NPR1,207.15
|
$7.86
₫198,833
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,681.15
NPR4,526,827.07
|
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.23
NPR1,508.94
|
$5.34
₫135,206
|
|
pay 56.6% more for housing
|
Kathmandu
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
NPR1,441.23
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.38
NPR27,603.59
|
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$120.20
NPR16,155.74
|
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.53
NPR3,969.41
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Kathmandu
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.91
NPR12,487.48
|
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,100.81
NPR416,756.23
|
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kathmandu
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
NPR352.09
|
$0.98
₫24,854
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR223.32
|
$1.87
₫47,322
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
NPR402.38
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.50
NPR3,292.24
|
$24.74
₫625,871
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.37
NPR452.68
|
$4.72
₫119,300
|
|
pay 49.7% more for clothing
|
Kathmandu
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.39
NPR3,411.89
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.76
NPR4,806.26
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.04
NPR6,993.83
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.52
NPR5,312.25
|
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
|
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