Cost of living comparison
Russia is 13.5% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Russia instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 89.8% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫50,019
|
$6.85
RUB632.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,552
|
$4.21
RUB388.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,657
|
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,024
|
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
Hanoi
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,785
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,739
|
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,884
|
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,998
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,730
|
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,688
|
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,833
|
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,407
|
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,057
|
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,309
|
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,747
|
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,496
|
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫200,076
|
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,381,922
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫136,052
|
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
|
pay 4.4% less for housing
Hanoi
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,978
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,646,798
|
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,178,448
|
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,593,085
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,127,339
|
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫322,944,721
|
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
|
pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫25,010
|
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,618
|
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,013
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫629,786
|
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,046
|
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫811,771
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫686,267
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,122,805
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,391,746
|
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
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