Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 8.7% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 1.0% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
$1.98
₫50,344
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$0.44
₫11,277
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$0.26
₫6,545
|
|
pay 8.2% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$5.00
₫127,331
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$5.30
₫134,897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$1.59
₫40,567
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$1.72
₫43,784
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$0.46
₫11,769
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$0.76
₫19,428
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$0.49
₫12,392
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$0.46
₫11,593
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$0.54
₫13,701
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$3.47
₫88,270
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$7.91
₫201,374
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$5.38
₫136,935
|
|
pay 35.5% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
|
pay 2.9% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
|
pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$0.99
₫25,172
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$1.83
₫46,665
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$26.31
₫669,650
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$4.15
₫105,722
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
|
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