Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 3.1 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
|
Asmara
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$2.13
₫54,200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$5.54
₫140,920
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$0.48
₫12,312
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.29
₫7,366
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
|
Asmara
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.03
₫26,053
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.19
₫157,451
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$5.49
₫139,515
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.62
₫41,291
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.71
₫43,529
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$1.53
₫38,905
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.55
₫14,106
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.79
₫20,046
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$0.57
₫14,382
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.48
₫12,260
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.65
₫16,595
|
|
pay 28.5% less for transportation
|
Asmara
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$4.32
₫109,814
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.53
₫216,800
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,650.00
₫1,084,000,886
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$5.42
₫137,668
|
|
pay 14.8% more for housing
|
Asmara
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$9.48
₫240,851
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$379.24
₫9,638,880
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$207.16
₫5,265,147
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$57.72
₫1,467,106
|
|
pay 13.8 times more for childcare
|
Asmara
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$242.78
₫6,170,467
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$13,468.11
₫342,308,195
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Asmara
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$0.85
₫21,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$2.06
₫52,233
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$1.49
₫37,940
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$29.54
₫750,896
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$4.69
₫119,240
|
|
pay 66.0% more for clothing
|
Asmara
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$44.14
₫1,121,941
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$35.28
₫896,764
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$94.54
₫2,402,869
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$93.36
₫2,372,758
|
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