Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 19.0% cheaper than Belmopan.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Belmopan, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
Belmopan
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.98
BZD8.00
|
$2.13
₫54,200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
BZD11.01
|
$5.54
₫140,920
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
$0.48
₫12,312
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BZD1.67
|
$0.29
₫7,366
|
|
pay 4.9% less for groceries
Belmopan
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
BZD4.18
|
$1.03
₫26,053
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BZD10.05
|
$6.19
₫157,451
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
BZD10.85
|
$5.49
₫139,515
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
BZD4.64
|
$1.62
₫41,291
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
BZD2.28
|
$1.71
₫43,529
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.53
₫38,905
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BZD0.91
|
$0.55
₫14,106
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
₫20,046
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$0.57
₫14,382
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BZD1.68
|
$0.48
₫12,260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$0.65
₫16,595
|
|
pay 47.6% less for transportation
Belmopan
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
BZD10.79
|
$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) |
$22.34
BZD44.90
|
$5.42
₫137,668
|
|
pay 26.3% less for housing
Belmopan
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.95
BZD172.76
|
$9.48
₫240,851
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.28
BZD702.06
|
$379.24
₫9,638,880
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$257.79
BZD518.17
|
$207.16
₫5,265,147
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.99
BZD122.58
|
$57.72
₫1,467,106
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belmopan
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$242.78
₫6,170,467
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,468.11
₫342,308,195
|
pay 49.1% less for entertainment and sports
Belmopan
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
BZD7.04
|
$0.85
₫21,680
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
BZD5.34
|
$2.06
₫52,233
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.49
₫37,940
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$29.54
₫750,896
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.69
₫119,240
|
|
pay 57.4% more for clothing
Belmopan
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.07
BZD52.40
|
$44.14
₫1,121,941
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.35
BZD44.93
|
$35.28
₫896,764
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.03
BZD124.67
|
$94.54
₫2,402,869
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.10
BZD124.82
|
$93.36
₫2,372,758
|
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