Cost of Living in Hanoi

Summary about cost of living in Hanoi:

Four-person family monthly costs: 1,601.90$ (37,232,523.18₫) without rent (using our estimator).
A single person monthly costs: 446.28$ (10,372,711.24₫) without rent.
Cost of living rank 319^th out of 439 cities in the world.
Hanoi has a cost of living index of 38.81.

Restaurants	[ Edit ]	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	50,000.00 ₫	30,000.00-60,000.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	450,000.00 ₫	300,000.00-500,000.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	100,000.00 ₫	80,000.00-150,000.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	20,000.00 ₫	12,000.00-25,000.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	40,000.00 ₫	30,000.00-56,000.00
Cappuccino (regular)	42,476.61 ₫	25,000.00-60,000.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle)	12,500.00 ₫	7,000.00-25,000.00
Water (12 oz small bottle)	7,050.00 ₫	4,000.00-10,000.00
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	117,398.26 ₫	94,635.31-151,416.50
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	13,197.34 ₫	9,071.86-22,679.65
Rice (white), (1 lb)	9,655.05 ₫	6,803.89-20,411.68
Eggs (regular) (12)	33,840.00 ₫	25,000.00-42,000.00
Local Cheese (1 lb)	136,077.87 ₫	70,306.90-294,835.39
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb)	48,035.49 ₫	31,751.50-90,718.58
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	106,388.16 ₫	54,431.15-131,541.94
Apples (1 lb)	29,566.01 ₫	22,679.65-54,431.15
Banana (1 lb)	11,440.62 ₫	9,071.86-18,143.72
Oranges (1 lb)	18,791.71 ₫	13,607.79-22,679.65
Tomato (1 lb)	10,043.84 ₫	4,535.93-22,679.65
Potato (1 lb)	10,375.94 ₫	7,711.08-20,411.68
Onion (1 lb)	9,395.85 ₫	4,535.93-15,875.75
Lettuce (1 head)	10,000.00 ₫	3,000.00-25,000.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	13,000.00 ₫	9,000.00-20,000.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	200,000.00 ₫	180,000.00-300,000.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	13,832.54 ₫	10,000.00-24,000.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	29,000.00 ₫	20,000.00-50,000.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	26,000.00 ₫	23,000.00-30,000.00
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	7,000.00 ₫	7,000.00-8,000.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	200,000.00 ₫	100,000.00-200,000.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	10,000.00 ₫	7,000.00-12,000.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	17,702.79 ₫	16,093.44-20,921.48
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	20,000.00 ₫	20,000.00-40,000.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	74,943.81 ₫	64,768.41-79,493.66
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	1,000,000,000.00 ₫	900,000,000.00-1,100,000,000.00
Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	834,000,000.00 ₫	700,000,000.00-1,000,000,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	1,328,084.29 ₫	700,000.00-2,500,000.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	1,539.05 ₫	980.00-2,000.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	264,264.71 ₫	180,000.00-425,000.00
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	594,444.44 ₫	300,000.00-1,000,000.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	170,909.09 ₫	75,000.00-300,000.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	80,000.00 ₫	60,000.00-120,000.00
Childcare	[ Edit ]
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	3,719,285.12 ₫	2,000,000.00-7,000,000.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	191,278,650.99 ₫	66,000,000.00-460,000,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	855,891.27 ₫	300,000.00-1,500,000.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	698,047.47 ₫	450,000.00-1,000,000.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	1,936,000.00 ₫	1,500,000.00-3,000,000.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	2,108,333.33 ₫	800,000.00-4,000,000.00
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	8,700,000.16 ₫	5,000,000.00-14,000,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	5,807,692.31 ₫	3,000,000.00-10,000,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	17,741,845.38 ₫	10,000,000.00-40,000,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	11,632,165.96 ₫	6,000,000.00-25,000,000.00
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	4,499,124.06 ₫	2,787,068.00-9,290,226.68
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	2,260,621.83 ₫	1,393,534.00-3,065,774.80
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	10,735,711.45 ₫
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	8.22	6.00-12.00

Prices in Hanoi

These data are based on 1722 entries in the past 18 months from 182 different contributors.
Last update: January 2019

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11 Comments so far

#Anonymous on Jan 15, 2019 :

Hello I'm a retired U S citizen,my income per month is 29,000,000 VNM.Is that enough to live comfortably for one person? Thanks

#Tom on Dec 28, 2018 :

This is more than actuality. Cost of living for single about 5-6 milion VND (for enough and comfortable life). With 20 milion salary can be seen as rich people :)

#Huong on Apr 19, 2018 :

@Yoss: surely will be fine, depends on your living lifestyle. Thing is everything is cheap so it will be hard for you to resist going out, ended up being broke at the end of every month haha.

#Yoss on Apr 12, 2018 :

Hello
I'm planning to come to Hanoi for one year. i found a Job with 1000$ do you think it's enough for me to live? and have some money to travel and see places?

Thanks

#chady bayram on Aug 17, 2016 :

hi

its really appreciated for all these info where its mention above,but shall i have an idea if i m living there with my wife how much i need for living cost per month(no children)?

And could i have an idea about the fruits and vegetables prices?(local,imported)

is it a good country to save money there? or it s becoming expensive like the other countries?

#Anonymous on Jun 18, 2016 :

very helpful, but for taxi is bit outdated, and beware the taxi driver will mary go round. For meal also incorrect, much increase higher.

#ComoCamaron on Apr 17, 2016 :

Very Helpfull and, or what I can see in Hanoi, quite accurate :) Thanks !

#David P on Feb 16, 2016 :

Visiting Hanoi soon. Have UK Pounds/sterling . Best place to exchange ? Please. Thanks

#Martha on Feb 06, 2016 :

I am thinking of living in Hanoi or in a small town just outside of Hanoi. I want to pay no more than $100 U.S. for rent and am a single person. I will need transportation, mostly public.Does anyone think I can do this? I also want to change money to the Dong, and invest in the stock brokerage in Hanoi. Can anyone tell me if this is possible? I am retired but would not mind teaching English.. I am a retired high school teacher.

#claudio on Jun 26, 2015 :

Beware.... The rates shown here for an 3 bedroom apartment for foreigners much much higher. We came to Hanoi back in November 2014 and paid 1500$ in Tay Ho...because there's the lakeview... After a million of problems with the landlord, who did not register us as he should and signed a fake contract (500 $) in order to pay less taxes and cheated continously on us making us even pay 3500 vnd per kw of electricity compared to the 2000-2200 vnd/kw for VN people we decided to change apartment and went a little more down south in a residential area called Times City where we pay 800$ for the same kind of apartment....

#Kientruc Theky on May 26, 2015 :

Hi everybody!

I have a nice apartment for rent.
You can see detail in link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSXMDtznnCo

Hope you will like.

Regards,

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