Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 38.1% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 47.0% less for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
Ar19,262
|
$2.13
₫54,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
Ar35,483
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Ar4,731
|
$0.48
₫12,327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
Ar2,568
|
$0.29
₫7,375
|
|
pay 43.2% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
Ar5,153
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
Ar17,066
|
$6.19
₫157,631
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
Ar16,982
|
$5.49
₫139,675
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
Ar9,003
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
Ar10,960
|
$1.71
₫43,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
Ar3,411
|
$1.53
₫38,950
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,380
|
$0.55
₫14,122
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
Ar1,897
|
$0.79
₫20,069
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,533
|
$0.57
₫14,399
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,380
|
$0.48
₫12,274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
Ar1,747
|
$0.65
₫16,614
|
|
pay 82.4% more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
$4.32
₫109,939
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
$8.53
₫217,048
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
$5.42
₫137,826
|
|
pay 7.8% less for housing
Antananarivo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
Ar849,054
|
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
Ar5,069
|
$0.85
₫21,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
Ar5,069
|
$2.06
₫52,293
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
$29.54
₫751,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
$4.69
₫119,377
|
|
pay 30.6% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
|
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