Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 77.5% more expensive than Tehran.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.6% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 88.7% more in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 8.6% more in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 90.6% more in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 4.5 times more in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.9% more in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 3.4% less in Hanoi
The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Hanoi are more expensive than in Tehran. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Hanoi. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
$1.98
₫50,459
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$4.75
₫121,102
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$0.44
₫11,303
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$0.26
₫6,560
|
|
pay 88.7% more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$1.03
₫26,232
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$5.00
₫127,623
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$5.30
₫135,207
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$1.59
₫40,459
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$1.59
₫40,660
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$1.72
₫43,884
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$0.46
₫11,796
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$0.76
₫19,472
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$0.49
₫12,421
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$0.46
₫11,620
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$0.54
₫13,733
|
|
pay 8.6% more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$3.47
₫88,473
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$7.91
₫201,837
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$39,554.95
₫1,009,183,949
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$5.38
₫137,249
|
|
pay 90.6% more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$9.00
₫229,722
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
$338.66
₫8,640,450
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
$239.31
₫6,105,563
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$58.28
₫1,486,876
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$243.92
₫6,223,301
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$12,260.72
₫312,813,385
|
|
pay 42.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$0.99
₫25,230
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
$1.83
₫46,772
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$1.38
₫35,321
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$26.31
₫671,187
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$4.15
₫105,964
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$36.72
₫936,887
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$26.37
₫672,789
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$92.93
₫2,370,986
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$86.41
₫2,204,679
|
|
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