Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 62.2% more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 2.3% less for restaurants
Algiers
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
DZD404.71
|
$1.96
₫50,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
DZD598.33
|
$5.32
₫135,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DZD73.24
|
$0.46
₫11,652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
DZD30.44
|
$0.28
₫7,021
|
|
pay 84.9% more for groceries
Algiers
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.13
DZD17.98
|
$1.01
₫25,775
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.25
DZD570.71
|
$4.78
₫121,692
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
DZD484.69
|
$5.22
₫132,834
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
DZD242.49
|
$1.69
₫42,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
DZD358.52
|
$1.68
₫42,713
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
DZD206.14
|
$1.60
₫40,672
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
DZD177.66
|
$0.46
₫11,828
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
DZD109.53
|
$0.76
₫19,400
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD43.31
|
$0.47
₫12,053
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.32
|
$0.44
₫11,305
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.54
|
$0.58
₫14,742
|
|
pay 52.8% more for transportation
Algiers
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.26
DZD168.65
|
$3.48
₫88,462
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.99
DZD1,476.71
|
$7.86
₫200,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,545.06
DZD4,507,341.77
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,000,130
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
DZD493.15
|
$5.34
₫136,000
|
|
pay 38.8% more for housing
Algiers
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
DZD2,701.41
|
$8.56
₫217,895
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.49
DZD31,776.91
|
$339.65
₫8,643,498
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.44
DZD19,677.18
|
$203.41
₫5,176,471
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.20
DZD3,654.67
|
$62.58
₫1,592,477
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Algiers
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.87
DZD13,149.90
|
$240.68
₫6,125,001
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,634.38
DZD353,973.40
|
$12,685.27
₫322,821,470
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
DZD253.91
|
$0.98
₫25,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD118.99
|
$1.87
₫47,600
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
DZD348.74
|
$1.38
₫35,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
DZD3,164.03
|
$24.74
₫629,546
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.78
DZD776.80
|
$4.72
₫120,000
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Algiers
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
DZD5,024.62
|
$31.89
₫811,462
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.95
DZD6,308.83
|
$26.96
₫686,006
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.47
DZD10,006.36
|
$83.38
₫2,121,994
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.88
DZD9,524.46
|
$93.95
₫2,390,834
|
|
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