Cost of living comparison

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Hanoi vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary
Hanoi vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

pay 66.3% less for restaurants

 
Singapore
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.16
SGD13.92
$1.98
₫50,312
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.52
SGD10.31
$4.75
₫120,748
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.52
SGD2.08
$0.44
₫11,270

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pay 50.0% less for groceries

 
Singapore
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$2.11
SGD2.89
$1.03
₫26,155
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.41
SGD11.53
$5.00
₫127,250
Milk (1 gallon) $10.38
SGD14.23
$5.30
₫134,811

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pay 65.7% less for transportation

 
Singapore
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.18
SGD11.21
$3.47
₫88,214
Monthly public transit pass $90.29
SGD123.71
$7.91
₫201,246
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $135,434.68
SGD185,559.05
$39,554.95
₫1,006,231,469

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pay 75.7% less for housing

 
Singapore
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.16
SGD49.54
$9.00
₫229,050
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,745.11
SGD3,761.08
$338.66
₫8,615,171
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,988.78
SGD2,724.82
$239.31
₫6,087,700

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pay 67.3% less for childcare

 
Singapore
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,189.74
SGD1,630.07
$243.92
₫6,205,094
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,370.99
SGD37,501.00
$12,260.72
₫311,898,214

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pay 74.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Singapore
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.73
SGD9.23
$0.99
₫25,156
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.71
SGD6.45
$1.83
₫46,635
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.64
SGD17.32
$1.38
₫35,218

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

 
Singapore
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.32
SGD90.86
$36.72
₫934,146
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.36
SGD60.78
$26.37
₫670,821
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$96.71
SGD132.50
$92.93
₫2,364,049

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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: January 2025
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