Cost of Living in Hanoi

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Sample Budgets and Cost of Living based on a monthly salary of US$1300

Food

Eat in a bar or restaurant $2 - $4 per dish
Eat at street stalls $.50 - $2 per dish
Snacks $0.25 - $0.70

Drinks

Water $0.40 per 2 liter bottle
Coca cola and other sodas $0.45 a can
Beer $0.25 - $0.75 a bottle
Coffee $0.75 in a coffee shop

Clothing

Shirts $2 (bought from the street stalls)
Shirts $7 (bought from shopping centers)
Trousers/pants $4 (bought from the street stalls)
Trousers/pants $15 (bought from shopping centres)
Shoes $3 - $8 (bought from street stalls)
Shoes $25 - $100 (bought from shopping centers)

Entertainment

Books $4 per book
DVDs $0.77 each
Cinema $6 per ticket

Accommodation

Guesthouse/hostel $5 - $15 per night
Hotel $15 - $40 per night
Rent a room in a shared house $250 per month (approx 2 other people in house)
Rent your own private house $350 - $750 per month
Cleaner for house $1 per day

Getting around

Xe om (motorbike taxi) $1 per 3km
Motorbike rental $50 per month
Petrol per full tank $2.50
Medicine from a pharmacy
$0.50 to $5 per treatment

Budget for ‘’GOOD LIVING’’ in Hanoi (per day)

Food (Vietnamese style)

Breakfast $1.20
Lunch $1
Dinner $1.70
Drinks $1.50

Travel costs

Taxi $2.50 per day

Entertainment

Bar drinks or Visit a pagoda $3

Accommodation

Rent a room in a shared house with 2 other people $8.30 per day

Total per day = $19.20 per day including accommodation.

Total per month = $576 including accommodation.

Based on salary of = $1300

Savings per month =$724

Budget for ‘’LIVING THE HIGH LIFE’’ in Hanoi (per day)

Food (western style)

Breakfast $2.50
Lunch $2
Dinner $4
Drinks $3

Entertainment

Drinks $6 per evening

Getting around

Motorbike rental $1.66 per day
Petrol per day $0.70

Accommodation

Your own new, fully furnished apartment or house $17 per day

Total per day = $36.86 per day including accommodation

Total per month = $1105 per month including accommodation

Based on a salary of = $1300

* With this budget you will live like a king and still have $200 left.

Affordable accommodation...

Delicious street food...

Shops that cater to western needs...

Shoe street...

Your local xe om (motorbike taxi)...

Party in well equipped bars and clubs...

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