Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 2.1 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
Asmara
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$1.96
₫50,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$5.32
₫135,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.46
₫11,652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.28
₫7,021
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
Asmara
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.01
₫25,775
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$4.78
₫121,692
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$5.22
₫132,834
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.69
₫42,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$1.68
₫42,713
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$1.60
₫40,672
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.46
₫11,828
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.76
₫19,400
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.47
₫12,053
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.44
₫11,305
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.58
₫14,742
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Asmara
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$3.48
₫88,462
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$7.86
₫200,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$5.34
₫136,000
|
|
pay 6.1% more for housing
Asmara
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$8.56
₫217,895
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$339.65
₫8,643,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$203.41
₫5,176,471
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$62.58
₫1,592,477
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$240.68
₫6,125,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$12,685.27
₫322,821,429
|
|
pay 77.0% more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$0.98
₫25,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$1.87
₫47,600
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$1.38
₫35,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$24.74
₫629,545
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$4.72
₫120,000
|
|
pay 46.2% less for clothing
Asmara
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$31.89
₫811,462
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$26.96
₫686,005
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$83.38
₫2,121,994
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$93.95
₫2,390,833
|
|
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