Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 28.7% cheaper than Phuket.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Phuket, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
Phuket
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
THB152.04
|
$1.98
₫50,216
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB253.41
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
THB27.37
|
$0.44
₫11,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
THB13.83
|
$0.26
₫6,528
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
Phuket
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
THB57.39
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.27
THB426.82
|
$5.00
₫127,007
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
THB238.85
|
$5.30
₫134,555
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
THB74.29
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.39
THB48.51
|
$1.59
₫40,464
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
THB44.37
|
$1.72
₫43,673
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB17.53
|
$0.46
₫11,739
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB27.13
|
$0.76
₫19,378
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
THB22.76
|
$0.49
₫12,361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB23.56
|
$0.46
₫11,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB18.21
|
$0.54
₫13,667
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
Phuket
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.56
THB158.72
|
$3.47
₫88,046
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
THB372.95
|
$7.91
₫200,863
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,303.23
THB810,900.83
|
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.07
THB385.18
|
$5.38
₫136,587
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
Phuket
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.30
THB532.39
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.93
THB18,475.26
|
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$431.47
THB15,014.34
|
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.56
THB3,186.00
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
Phuket
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$708.81
THB24,664.90
|
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,628.75
THB439,452.44
|
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
Phuket
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
THB98.15
|
$0.99
₫25,108
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
THB83.37
|
$1.83
₫46,546
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
THB147.99
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.28
THB1,854.09
|
$26.31
₫667,949
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.74
THB304.09
|
$4.15
₫105,453
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Phuket
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.27
THB2,306.00
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.33
THB985.75
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.92
THB3,581.48
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.82
THB2,534.07
|
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
|
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