Hanoi money, travel costs, tipping and banks

Currency

Name         Vietnamese dong
Symbol       Đ

Sample Price Guide

Litre of petrol      17.000
Souvenir t-shirt    40.000
Small bottle of water : 5000 – 10.000
Street snack - pho bo : 30. 0000
Short taxi ride: 30.000
Internet access per minute 3000 -10000

Tipping

Government-run hotels and tourist restaurants usually add a 5% service charge to bills so there's no need to tip (although staff may not get any of it). Leaving a small tip in other restaurants will be greatly appreciated by the staff. You should consider tipping hired drivers and guides, and it's polite to leave a small donation at the end of a visit to a pagoda.