Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 54.3% cheaper than Toronto.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Toronto, you would:
pay 75.7% less for restaurants
Toronto
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.35
CA$24.90
|
$1.96
₫48,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
$5.32
₫130,855
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
CA$2.94
|
$0.46
₫11,253
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.21
|
$0.28
₫6,780
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
Toronto
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.84
CA$3.85
|
$1.01
₫24,892
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
CA$7.83
|
$4.78
₫117,520
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
CA$15.81
|
$5.22
₫128,280
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
CA$4.86
|
$1.69
₫41,508
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
CA$7.84
|
$1.68
₫41,249
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
CA$2.40
|
$1.60
₫39,278
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
CA$0.94
|
$0.46
₫11,423
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
$0.76
₫18,735
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.32
|
$0.47
₫11,639
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CA$1.65
|
$0.44
₫10,917
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.28
CA$1.73
|
$0.58
₫14,236
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
Toronto
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.50
CA$6.10
|
$3.48
₫85,429
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$114.49
CA$155.39
|
$7.86
₫193,143
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,209.07
CA$34,214.63
|
$39,295.00
₫965,716,435
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.94
CA$18.93
|
$5.34
₫131,337
|
|
pay 70.6% less for housing
Toronto
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.81
CA$73.03
|
$8.56
₫210,425
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,853.23
CA$2,515.27
|
$339.65
₫8,347,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,580.15
CA$2,144.64
|
$203.41
₫4,999,003
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.91
CA$120.67
|
$62.58
₫1,537,881
|
|
pay 54.9% less for childcare
Toronto
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,147.29
CA$1,557.15
|
$240.68
₫5,915,013
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,322.57
CA$24,868.04
|
$12,685.27
₫311,753,959
|
|
pay 68.9% less for entertainment and sports
Toronto
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$7.97
|
$0.98
₫24,143
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
CA$5.42
|
$1.87
₫45,968
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$19.92
|
$1.38
₫33,800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.05
CA$72.00
|
$24.74
₫607,962
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
CA$17.93
|
$4.72
₫115,886
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
Toronto
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.87
CA$83.98
|
$31.89
₫783,642
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
CA$51.11
|
$26.96
₫662,487
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.68
CA$138.01
|
$83.38
₫2,049,245
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.37
CA$166.08
|
$93.95
₫2,308,867
|
|
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