Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 99.5% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫50,045
|
$10.00
SVC87.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,621
|
$7.50
SVC65.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,663
|
$1.05
SVC9.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,027
|
$0.91
SVC7.96
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,798
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,801
|
$3.20
SVC27.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,952
|
$7.42
SVC64.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫43,020
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,751
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,708
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,839
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,417
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,063
|
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,315
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,755
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,541
|
$4.05
SVC35.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫200,178
|
$25.00
SVC218.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,891,541
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,430.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫136,121
|
$29.00
SVC253.46
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫218,089
|
$42.14
SVC368.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,651,203
|
$842.86
SVC7,366.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,181,086
|
$635.71
SVC5,556.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,593,897
|
$78.66
SVC687.45
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,130,461
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫323,109,237
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,079.32
|
|
pay 76.7% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫25,022
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,642
|
$3.04
SVC26.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,031
|
$4.00
SVC34.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫630,107
|
$29.88
SVC261.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,107
|
$5.00
SVC43.70
|
|
pay 62.8% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫812,185
|
$69.29
SVC605.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫686,617
|
$54.86
SVC479.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,123,886
|
$99.29
SVC867.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,392,965
|
$104.43
SVC912.71
|
|
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