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
LAK43,696
|
$1.98
₫50,216
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
$0.44
₫11,248
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
$0.26
₫6,528
|
|
pay 8.2% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
$5.00
₫127,007
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
$5.30
₫134,555
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
$1.59
₫40,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
$1.72
₫43,673
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
$0.46
₫11,739
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
$0.76
₫19,378
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
$0.49
₫12,361
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
$0.46
₫11,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
$0.54
₫13,667
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
$3.47
₫88,046
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
$7.91
₫200,863
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
$5.38
₫136,587
|
|
pay 35.5% less for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
|
pay 2.9% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
|
pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
$0.99
₫25,108
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
$1.83
₫46,546
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
$26.31
₫667,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
$4.15
₫105,453
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
|
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