Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 9.3% cheaper than Brasilia.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.93
R$30.09
|
$2.13
₫54,200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
R$35.11
|
$5.54
₫140,920
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$5.41
|
$0.48
₫12,312
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
R$3.64
|
$0.29
₫7,366
|
|
pay 17.9% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
R$8.16
|
$1.03
₫26,053
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
R$23.47
|
$6.19
₫157,451
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
R$21.46
|
$5.49
₫139,515
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
R$11.59
|
$1.62
₫41,291
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
R$9.24
|
$1.71
₫43,529
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
R$3.95
|
$1.53
₫38,905
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.71
|
$0.55
₫14,106
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
R$2.19
|
$0.79
₫20,046
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.53
|
$0.57
₫14,382
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.43
|
$0.48
₫12,260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.38
|
$0.65
₫16,595
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
R$23.26
|
$4.32
₫109,814
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.51
R$256.23
|
$8.53
₫216,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,730.52
R$120,373.04
|
$42,650.00
₫1,084,000,886
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.99
R$45.59
|
$5.42
₫137,668
|
|
pay 19.1% less for housing
Brasilia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.45
R$108.79
|
$9.48
₫240,851
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.72
R$1,951.50
|
$379.24
₫9,638,880
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.17
R$1,132.03
|
$207.16
₫5,265,147
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.73
R$333.43
|
$57.72
₫1,467,106
|
|
pay 2.2% more for childcare
Brasilia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.64
R$1,946.03
|
$242.78
₫6,170,467
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,542.54
R$48,404.55
|
$13,468.11
₫342,308,195
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
R$10.03
|
$0.85
₫21,680
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
R$8.22
|
$2.06
₫52,233
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.37
R$12.04
|
$1.49
₫37,940
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.91
R$121.27
|
$29.54
₫750,896
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.51
R$38.12
|
$4.69
₫119,240
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.01
R$233.38
|
$44.14
₫1,121,941
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.46
R$230.61
|
$35.28
₫896,764
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
R$385.42
|
$94.54
₫2,402,869
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.59
R$317.48
|
$93.36
₫2,372,758
|
|
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