Cost of living comparison

Tokyo, Japan

compared to

Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 41.0% cheaper than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 51.1% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 46.2% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 26.8% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 64.2% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 34.9% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.5% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 2.0% less in Hanoi

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and transportation are lower in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.1% less for restaurants

	Tokyo	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 ¥927	$1.98 ₫51,197	-69.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.21 ¥742	$4.75 ₫122,873	-8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 ¥159	$0.44 ₫11,468	-60.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ¥106	$0.26 ₫6,656	-65.5%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 46.2% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 ¥233	$1.03 ₫26,615	-37.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.01 ¥999	$5.00 ₫129,490	-28.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.89 ¥838	$5.30 ₫137,185	-10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ¥297	$1.59 ₫41,051	-24.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ¥465	$1.59 ₫41,254	-51.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥339	$1.72 ₫44,526	-27.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 ¥152	$0.46 ₫11,969	-56.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65 ¥377	$0.76 ₫19,757	-71.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 ¥344	$0.49 ₫12,602	-79.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 ¥184	$0.46 ₫11,790	-64.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 ¥180	$0.54 ₫13,934	-57.4%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 26.8% less for transportation

	Tokyo	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 ¥630	$3.47 ₫89,767	-21.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.62 ¥8,347	$7.91 ₫204,789	-86.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,767.76 ¥3,099,575	$39,554.95 ₫1,023,944,070	+81.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.88 ¥3,970	$5.38 ₫139,256	-80.7%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 64.2% less for housing

	Tokyo	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.86 ¥4,537	$9.00 ₫233,082	-71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,120.28 ¥159,520	$338.66 ₫8,766,823	-69.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$582.98 ¥83,012	$239.31 ₫6,194,862	-59.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.03 ¥19,085	$58.28 ₫1,508,623	-56.5%
Average			-64.2%

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pay 34.9% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$533.29 ¥75,937	$243.92 ₫6,314,322	-54.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,506.96 ¥2,065,687	$12,260.72 ₫317,388,530	-15.5%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 61.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 ¥464	$0.99 ₫25,599	-69.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.40 ¥485	$1.83 ₫47,456	-46.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.91 ¥556	$1.38 ₫35,838	-64.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.16 ¥9,563	$26.31 ₫681,004	-60.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.38 ¥1,762	$4.15 ₫107,514	-66.4%
Average			-61.5%

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pay 2.0% less for clothing

	Tokyo	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.60 ¥7,490	$36.72 ₫950,590	-30.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.87 ¥5,250	$26.37 ₫682,629	-28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.41 ¥9,030	$92.93 ₫2,405,663	+46.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.89 ¥11,803	$86.41 ₫2,236,924	+4.2%
Average			-2.0%

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