Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 18.8% more expensive than Apia.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Apia, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
|
Apia
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$2.13
₫54,048
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
|
Apia
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$6.19
₫157,010
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$5.49
₫139,124
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.53
₫38,796
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
|
Apia
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$4.32
₫109,506
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.53
₫216,193
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$5.42
₫137,282
|
|
pay 74.0% less for housing
|
Apia
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Apia
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Apia
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$0.85
₫21,619
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$29.54
₫748,793
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$4.69
₫118,906
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
|
Apia
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
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