Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 29.6% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Castries, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Castries
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.96
₫50,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$5.32
₫135,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.46
₫11,652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.28
₫7,021
|
|
pay 44.8% less for groceries
Castries
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.01
₫25,775
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$4.78
₫121,692
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.22
₫132,834
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$1.69
₫42,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.68
₫42,713
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.60
₫40,672
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.46
₫11,828
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.76
₫19,400
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.47
₫12,053
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.44
₫11,305
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.58
₫14,742
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
Castries
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$3.48
₫88,462
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.86
₫200,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.34
₫136,000
|
|
pay 51.2% less for housing
Castries
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$8.56
₫217,895
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$339.65
₫8,643,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$203.41
₫5,176,471
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$62.58
₫1,592,477
|
|
pay 32.3% more for childcare
Castries
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$240.68
₫6,125,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,685.27
₫322,821,429
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.98
₫25,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.87
₫47,600
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.38
₫35,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$24.74
₫629,545
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.72
₫120,000
|
|
pay 36.3% less for clothing
Castries
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$31.89
₫811,462
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$26.96
₫686,005
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$83.38
₫2,121,994
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$93.95
₫2,390,833
|
|
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