Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 33.6% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
$40.00
|
$2.13
₫54,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
$17.48
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
$2.97
|
$0.48
₫12,327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
$2.57
|
$0.29
₫7,375
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
$5.42
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
$29.29
|
$6.19
₫157,631
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.41
$24.83
|
$5.49
₫139,675
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
$9.21
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
$8.93
|
$1.71
₫43,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
$2.96
|
$1.53
₫38,950
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
$2.37
|
$0.55
₫14,122
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
$3.07
|
$0.79
₫20,069
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$0.57
₫14,399
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
$2.66
|
$0.48
₫12,274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
$2.92
|
$0.65
₫16,614
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
$16.01
|
$4.32
₫109,939
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
$72.00
|
$8.53
₫217,048
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
$75,000.00
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
$63.00
|
$5.42
₫137,826
|
|
pay 45.5% less for housing
Bridgetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
$100.00
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.00
$1,060.00
|
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.00
$920.00
|
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.10
$140.20
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
|
pay 76.5% more for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
$483.33
|
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,333.33
$10,666.67
|
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
|
pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
$6.00
|
$0.85
₫21,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
$9.32
|
$2.06
₫52,293
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.96
$15.93
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
$147.50
|
$29.54
₫751,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
$20.50
|
$4.69
₫119,377
|
|
pay 33.7% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.00
$154.00
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
$120.00
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
$268.75
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
$237.50
|
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
|
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