Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 10.6% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 41.1% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
₽804.51
|
$2.13
₫53,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
₽459.72
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
₽95.32
|
$0.48
₫12,123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽53.27
|
$0.29
₫7,253
|
|
pay 39.6% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
₽64.36
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
₽482.98
|
$6.19
₫155,028
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
₽375.02
|
$5.49
₫137,368
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₽132.43
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₽186.31
|
$1.71
₫42,860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.78
|
$1.53
₫38,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₽49.92
|
$0.55
₫13,888
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
₽65.37
|
$0.79
₫19,738
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₽130.85
|
$0.57
₫14,161
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₽25.11
|
$0.48
₫12,071
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
₽24.67
|
$0.65
₫16,339
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
₽230.75
|
$4.32
₫108,123
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
₽2,873.24
|
$8.53
₫213,464
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
₽2,873,243.39
|
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
₽367.78
|
$5.42
₫135,549
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
Moscow
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
₽601.91
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
₽80,278.42
|
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
₽46,396.04
|
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
₽8,454.15
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
|
pay 1.2% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
₽45,512.18
|
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
₽851,218.61
|
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
₽287.32
|
$0.85
₫21,346
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
₽239.66
|
$2.06
₫51,429
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
₽235.03
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
₽3,569.70
|
$29.54
₫739,340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
₽574.65
|
$4.69
₫117,405
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
₽8,795.15
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
₽4,287.92
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
₽9,948.92
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
₽12,342.63
|
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
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