Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 89.3% more expensive than Kochi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Kochi, you would:
pay 10.3% more for restaurants
Kochi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
₹150.09
|
$1.98
₫50,216
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.74
₹400.24
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₹39.09
|
$0.44
₫11,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.18
|
$0.26
₫6,528
|
|
pay 74.8% more for groceries
Kochi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
₹48.15
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.48
₹293.51
|
$5.00
₫127,007
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.54
₹214.79
|
$5.30
₫134,555
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.98
₹82.83
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
₹126.67
|
$1.59
₫40,464
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
₹78.00
|
$1.72
₫43,673
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹26.32
|
$0.46
₫11,739
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.81
|
$0.76
₫19,378
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹25.84
|
$0.49
₫12,361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.35
|
$0.46
₫11,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.61
|
$0.54
₫13,667
|
|
pay 36.0% more for transportation
Kochi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.76
₹401.68
|
$3.47
₫88,046
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.46
₹1,305.12
|
$7.91
₫200,863
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,707.37
|
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.79
₹320.19
|
$5.38
₫136,587
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Kochi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.94
₹586.35
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.55
₹16,426.34
|
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$104.96
₹8,861.72
|
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.47
₹1,474.90
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Kochi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.80
₹8,088.10
|
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,518.35
₹212,625.26
|
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kochi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
₹150.09
|
$0.99
₫25,108
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
₹110.06
|
$1.83
₫46,546
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
₹380.22
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.96
₹1,600.94
|
$26.31
₫667,949
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.13
₹180.11
|
$4.15
₫105,453
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Kochi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.81
₹2,094.98
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.49
₹1,645.41
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$37.25
₹3,144.71
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.05
₹2,537.21
|
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
|
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