Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 44.7% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$1.96
₫50,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$5.32
₫135,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
AED4.43
|
$0.46
₫11,652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.28
₫7,021
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
$1.01
₫25,775
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
AED16.22
|
$4.78
₫121,692
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
AED26.13
|
$5.22
₫132,834
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
$1.69
₫42,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AED11.76
|
$1.68
₫42,713
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.86
|
$1.60
₫40,672
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.98
|
$0.46
₫11,828
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AED2.92
|
$0.76
₫19,400
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.46
|
$0.47
₫12,053
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.80
|
$0.44
₫11,305
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.81
|
$0.58
₫14,742
|
|
pay 22.7% less for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
AED11.31
|
$3.48
₫88,462
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$7.86
₫200,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
AED27.60
|
$5.34
₫136,000
|
|
pay 75.4% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
$8.56
₫217,895
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
$339.65
₫8,643,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
$203.41
₫5,176,471
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
$62.58
₫1,592,477
|
|
pay 32.6% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
$240.68
₫6,125,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
$12,685.27
₫322,821,429
|
|
pay 74.3% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.57
AED42.50
|
$0.98
₫25,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
AED21.89
|
$1.87
₫47,600
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$1.38
₫35,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.72
AED289.13
|
$24.74
₫629,545
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$4.72
₫120,000
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
$31.89
₫811,462
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
$26.96
₫686,005
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
$83.38
₫2,121,994
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
AED418.25
|
$93.95
₫2,390,833
|
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