Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 53.6% more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 13.7% more for restaurants
|
Kathmandu
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.47
NPR198.59
|
$1.98
₫50,216
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.36
NPR991.95
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NPR61.49
|
$0.44
₫11,248
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.80
|
$0.26
₫6,528
|
|
pay 45.9% more for groceries
|
Kathmandu
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
NPR76.29
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
NPR633.06
|
$5.00
₫127,007
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
NPR427.74
|
$5.30
₫134,555
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
NPR219.01
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR199.29
|
$1.59
₫40,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
NPR146.60
|
$1.72
₫43,673
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR63.45
|
$0.46
₫11,739
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
NPR70.42
|
$0.76
₫19,378
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR44.15
|
$0.49
₫12,361
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.31
|
$0.46
₫11,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
NPR39.48
|
$0.54
₫13,667
|
|
pay 20.2% less for transportation
|
Kathmandu
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
NPR654.29
|
$3.47
₫88,046
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.94
NPR1,340.47
|
$7.91
₫200,863
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,138.99
NPR4,468,225.54
|
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.05
NPR1,489.41
|
$5.38
₫136,587
|
|
pay 79.6% more for housing
|
Kathmandu
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
NPR1,405.39
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$191.60
NPR25,834.62
|
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.03
NPR13,756.34
|
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.40
NPR3,559.25
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Kathmandu
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$91.89
NPR12,389.17
|
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,479.59
NPR469,163.68
|
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kathmandu
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
NPR347.53
|
$0.99
₫25,108
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR223.79
|
$1.83
₫46,546
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
NPR397.18
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.71
NPR3,061.56
|
$26.31
₫667,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.31
NPR446.82
|
$4.15
₫105,453
|
|
pay 60.2% more for clothing
|
Kathmandu
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
NPR3,238.51
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.19
NPR4,205.39
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.29
NPR7,185.74
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.76
NPR5,091.07
|
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
|
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