Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 80.7% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,202
|
$2.13
₫50,076
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,512
|
$5.54
₫130,198
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD673
|
$0.48
₫11,376
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD258
|
$0.29
₫6,806
|
|
pay 91.6% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD972
|
$1.03
₫24,071
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,864
|
$6.19
₫145,472
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,135
|
$5.49
₫128,900
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,198
|
$1.62
₫38,149
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,469
|
$1.71
₫40,218
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD504
|
$1.53
₫35,945
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD585
|
$0.55
₫13,032
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD539
|
$0.79
₫18,521
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD378
|
$0.57
₫13,288
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD365
|
$0.48
₫11,327
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD318
|
$0.65
₫15,332
|
|
pay 73.2% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,741
|
$4.32
₫101,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,167
|
$8.53
₫200,305
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,709,154
|
$42,650.00
₫1,001,526,428
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,728
|
$5.42
₫127,194
|
|
pay 37.6% less for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD68,082
|
$9.48
₫222,527
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD554,481
|
$379.24
₫8,905,521
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD329,809
|
$207.16
₫4,864,557
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD129,088
|
$57.72
₫1,355,484
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD175,543
|
$242.78
₫5,700,997
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,235,065
|
$13,468.11
₫316,264,228
|
|
pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,628
|
$0.85
₫20,031
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,080
|
$2.06
₫48,259
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,254
|
$1.49
₫35,053
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,447
|
$29.54
₫693,766
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,198
|
$4.69
₫110,168
|
|
pay 87.5% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,929
|
$44.14
₫1,036,580
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,264
|
$35.28
₫828,536
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,506
|
$94.54
₫2,220,050
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,330
|
$93.36
₫2,192,230
|
|
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