Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 43.6% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Macao, you would:
pay 40.3% less for restaurants
Macao
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$1.96
₫50,019
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$5.32
₫135,552
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.46
₫11,657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$0.28
₫7,024
|
|
pay 52.8% less for groceries
Macao
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$1.01
₫25,785
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$4.78
₫121,739
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.87
|
$5.22
₫132,884
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.95
|
$1.69
₫42,998
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$1.68
₫42,730
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.60
₫40,688
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.46
₫11,833
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.76
₫19,407
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$0.47
₫12,057
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.44
₫11,309
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.58
₫14,747
|
|
pay 29.0% less for transportation
Macao
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.65
|
$3.48
₫88,496
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.90
|
$7.86
₫200,076
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,381,922
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$5.34
₫136,052
|
|
pay 58.5% less for housing
Macao
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$8.56
₫217,978
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,719.92
|
$339.65
₫8,646,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,067.31
|
$203.41
₫5,178,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.50
|
$62.58
₫1,593,085
|
|
pay 31.7% less for childcare
Macao
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$240.68
₫6,127,339
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$12,685.27
₫322,944,721
|
|
pay 70.9% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.98
|
$0.98
₫25,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$1.87
₫47,618
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$1.38
₫35,013
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.59
|
$24.74
₫629,786
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.93
|
$4.72
₫120,046
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
Macao
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP549.18
|
$31.89
₫811,771
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.83
|
$26.96
₫686,267
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.85
|
$83.38
₫2,122,805
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP816.19
|
$93.95
₫2,391,746
|
|
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