Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 1.3% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.7% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 41.2% more in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 24.3% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 43.3% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.6% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 24.2% less in Hanoi

The cost of childcare and groceries in Hanoi are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Hanoi. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Lebanon, you would:

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pay 64.7% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP626,850	$1.98 ₫51,266	-71.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,072	$4.75 ₫123,039	-37.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,321	$0.44 ₫11,484	-72.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,192	$0.26 ₫6,665	-77.2%
Average			-64.7%

Lebanon vs. Hanoi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.2% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,779	$1.03 ₫26,651	+65.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP372,006	$5.00 ₫129,664	+20.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP497,393	$5.30 ₫137,369	-4.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,878	$1.59 ₫41,106	-26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,609	$1.59 ₫41,310	-51.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,281	$1.72 ₫44,586	+200.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP36,045	$0.46 ₫11,985	+14.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,863	$0.76 ₫19,784	+145.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,841	$0.49 ₫12,619	+9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,366	$0.46 ₫11,806	+43.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,209	$0.54 ₫13,952	+36.9%
Average			+41.2%

Lebanon vs. Hanoi - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.3% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,588	$3.47 ₫89,888	-0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,716,250	$7.91 ₫205,065	-89.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,350,687,500	$39,554.95 ₫1,025,323,605	+50.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,141,762	$5.38 ₫139,444	-57.8%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 43.3% less for housing

	Lebanon	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,854,406	$9.00 ₫233,396	-71.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,248,235	$338.66 ₫8,778,635	-31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,807,266	$239.31 ₫6,203,208	-6.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,433,938	$58.28 ₫1,510,656	-63.8%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Lebanon	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,730,875	$243.92 ₫6,322,829	+16.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,625,000	$12,260.72 ₫317,816,140	+301.3%
Average			+159.0%

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pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,650	$0.99 ₫25,633	-67.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP170,145	$1.83 ₫47,520	-3.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,100	$1.38 ₫35,886	-30.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,529,762	$26.31 ₫681,922	-33.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP604,462	$4.15 ₫107,659	-38.5%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 24.2% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,065,172	$36.72 ₫951,870	-35.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,181,107	$26.37 ₫683,549	-54.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,348,672	$92.93 ₫2,408,904	-0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,315,357	$86.41 ₫2,239,938	-6.9%
Average			-24.2%

Lebanon vs. Hanoi - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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