Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 65.9% more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 4.8% more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
DZD397.13
|
$2.13
₫53,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
DZD645.33
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
DZD71.37
|
$0.48
₫12,123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD27.92
|
$0.29
₫7,253
|
|
pay 87.7% more for groceries
Algiers
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
DZD20.85
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
DZD566.53
|
$6.19
₫155,028
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
DZD456.11
|
$5.49
₫137,368
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
DZD215.84
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
DZD302.68
|
$1.71
₫42,860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DZD179.21
|
$1.53
₫38,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
DZD196.99
|
$0.55
₫13,888
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
DZD96.68
|
$0.79
₫19,738
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD47.74
|
$0.57
₫14,161
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
DZD36.14
|
$0.48
₫12,071
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.11
|
$0.65
₫16,339
|
|
pay 86.6% more for transportation
Algiers
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.20
DZD161.05
|
$4.32
₫108,123
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.06
DZD1,489.22
|
$8.53
₫213,464
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,486.35
DZD3,971,250.81
|
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.32
DZD446.77
|
$5.42
₫135,549
|
|
pay 26.3% more for housing
Algiers
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.58
DZD3,175.13
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.03
DZD33,135.12
|
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.53
DZD18,388.62
|
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.23
DZD4,880.09
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Algiers
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.05
DZD14,552.54
|
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,032.88
DZD408,471.51
|
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
|
pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
DZD248.20
|
$0.85
₫21,346
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD120.12
|
$2.06
₫51,429
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
DZD342.52
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
DZD2,879.16
|
$29.54
₫739,340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
DZD694.97
|
$4.69
₫117,405
|
|
pay 8.9% more for clothing
Algiers
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.35
DZD5,434.81
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.13
DZD5,538.93
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.64
DZD10,860.83
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.75
DZD10,201.80
|
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
|
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