Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 88.8% more expensive than Lalitpur.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.3% more in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 74.9% more in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 3.8% more in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 3.2 times more in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 3.1 times more in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.2% more in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 70.4% more in Hanoi
The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Hanoi are more expensive than in Lalitpur. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Lalitpur, you would:
pay 26.3% more for restaurants
|
Lalitpur
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.47
NPR201.37
|
$1.98
₫50,582
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
NPR755.15
|
$4.75
₫121,396
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NPR47.99
|
$0.44
₫11,330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR22.11
|
$0.26
₫6,576
|
|
pay 74.9% more for groceries
|
Lalitpur
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
NPR77.36
|
$1.03
₫26,296
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.87
NPR392.68
|
$5.00
₫127,933
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
NPR433.74
|
$5.30
₫135,536
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
NPR171.17
|
$1.59
₫40,557
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
NPR182.68
|
$1.59
₫40,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
NPR137.01
|
$1.72
₫43,991
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR64.34
|
$0.46
₫11,825
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
NPR71.40
|
$0.76
₫19,520
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR27.40
|
$0.49
₫12,451
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR27.40
|
$0.46
₫11,648
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR27.40
|
$0.54
₫13,766
|
|
pay 3.8% more for transportation
|
Lalitpur
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
NPR663.47
|
$3.47
₫88,688
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.91
₫202,327
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,456.88
NPR4,027,484.13
|
$39,554.95
₫1,011,636,578
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.10
NPR696.75
|
$5.38
₫137,583
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Lalitpur
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
NPR1,425.11
|
$9.00
₫230,280
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$147.28
NPR20,137.42
|
$338.66
₫8,661,449
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.69
NPR11,579.02
|
$239.31
₫6,120,401
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$8.45
NPR1,154.94
|
$58.28
₫1,490,490
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Lalitpur
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$91.89
NPR12,563.00
|
$243.92
₫6,238,426
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,479.59
NPR475,746.56
|
$12,260.72
₫313,573,618
|
|
pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lalitpur
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
NPR322.20
|
$0.99
₫25,291
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.52
NPR208.09
|
$1.83
₫46,885
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
NPR402.75
|
$1.38
₫35,407
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.73
NPR2,013.74
|
$26.31
₫672,819
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.21
NPR302.06
|
$4.15
₫106,222
|
|
pay 70.4% more for clothing
|
Lalitpur
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
NPR3,283.95
|
$36.72
₫939,164
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.09
NPR3,020.61
|
$26.37
₫674,424
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.55
NPR7,048.10
|
$92.93
₫2,376,748
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.76
NPR5,162.50
|
$86.41
₫2,210,037
|
|
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