Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 14.6% cheaper than Saitama.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Saitama, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
|
Saitama
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
¥956
|
$1.96
₫48,663
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.02
¥597
|
$5.32
₫131,876
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥131
|
$0.46
₫11,340
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
¥102
|
$0.28
₫6,833
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
|
Saitama
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
¥218
|
$1.01
₫25,086
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
¥827
|
$4.78
₫118,437
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
¥780
|
$5.22
₫129,280
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
¥317
|
$1.69
₫41,832
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥267
|
$1.68
₫41,571
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
¥222
|
$1.60
₫39,584
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
¥156
|
$0.46
₫11,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
¥184
|
$0.76
₫18,881
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥262
|
$0.47
₫11,730
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
¥155
|
$0.44
₫11,003
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
¥82
|
$0.58
₫14,347
|
|
pay 20.3% less for transportation
|
Saitama
|
Hanoi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
¥625
|
$3.48
₫86,096
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.70
¥3,822
|
$7.86
₫194,650
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,193,281
|
$39,295.00
₫973,251,131
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.77
¥3,535
|
$5.34
₫132,362
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
|
Saitama
|
Hanoi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.30
¥4,953
|
$8.56
₫212,066
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.48
¥57,330
|
$339.65
₫8,412,293
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$224.86
¥33,442
|
$203.41
₫5,038,006
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.47
¥15,091
|
$62.58
₫1,549,880
|
|
pay 23.4% more for childcare
|
Saitama
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.61
¥26,117
|
$240.68
₫5,961,163
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,564.30
¥1,719,900
|
$12,685.27
₫314,186,321
|
|
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saitama
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
¥311
|
$0.98
₫24,331
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
¥366
|
$1.87
₫46,327
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
¥569
|
$1.38
₫34,064
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.34
¥5,255
|
$24.74
₫612,706
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.19
¥1,218
|
$4.72
₫116,790
|
|
pay 33.3% more for clothing
|
Saitama
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.52
¥3,201
|
$31.89
₫789,756
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.49
¥3,344
|
$26.96
₫667,656
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.79
¥7,405
|
$83.38
₫2,065,233
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.37
¥14,332
|
$93.95
₫2,326,881
|
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