Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 49.7% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
Tunis
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.20
TND9.960
|
$1.96
₫50,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
TND14.950
|
$5.32
₫135,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
TND1.860
|
$0.46
₫11,652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TND1.100
|
$0.28
₫7,021
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
$1.01
₫25,775
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
TND15.960
|
$4.78
₫121,692
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.74
TND5.420
|
$5.22
₫132,834
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
TND5.010
|
$1.69
₫42,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
TND8.140
|
$1.68
₫42,713
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
TND2.640
|
$1.60
₫40,672
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
TND4.700
|
$0.46
₫11,828
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.400
|
$0.76
₫19,400
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TND1.050
|
$0.47
₫12,053
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$0.44
₫11,305
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.58
₫14,742
|
|
pay 19.3% more for transportation
Tunis
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TND9.510
|
$3.48
₫88,462
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
TND33.380
|
$7.86
₫200,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,384.65
TND119,568.170
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
TND8.870
|
$5.34
₫136,000
|
|
pay 10.2% more for housing
Tunis
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
TND72.690
|
$8.56
₫217,895
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.54
TND758.620
|
$339.65
₫8,643,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$170.39
TND530.750
|
$203.41
₫5,176,471
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.08
TND134.200
|
$62.58
₫1,592,477
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Tunis
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$93.99
TND292.790
|
$240.68
₫6,125,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,893.78
TND9,014.110
|
$12,685.27
₫322,821,429
|
|
pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
TND4.980
|
$0.98
₫25,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
TND2.610
|
$1.87
₫47,600
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND9.960
|
$1.38
₫35,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.01
TND93.480
|
$24.74
₫629,545
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
TND14.950
|
$4.72
₫120,000
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
Tunis
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.24
TND134.690
|
$31.89
₫811,462
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.70
TND167.280
|
$26.96
₫686,005
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
TND278.990
|
$83.38
₫2,121,994
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
TND239.720
|
$93.95
₫2,390,833
|
|
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