Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 52.5% more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 27.6% less for restaurants
Damascus
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$2.13
₫54,200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$5.54
₫140,920
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
$0.48
₫12,312
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
$0.29
₫7,366
|
|
pay 84.9% more for groceries
Damascus
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
$1.03
₫26,053
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
$6.19
₫157,451
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
$5.49
₫139,515
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
$1.62
₫41,291
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
$1.71
₫43,529
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
$1.53
₫38,905
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
$0.55
₫14,106
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
SYP782
|
$0.79
₫20,046
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP961
|
$0.57
₫14,382
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP721
|
$0.48
₫12,260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP446
|
$0.65
₫16,595
|
|
pay 13.9% less for transportation
Damascus
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
$4.32
₫109,814
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$8.53
₫216,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
$42,650.00
₫1,084,000,886
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
$5.42
₫137,668
|
|
pay 30.0% more for housing
Damascus
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
$9.48
₫240,851
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
$379.24
₫9,638,880
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
$207.16
₫5,265,147
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
$57.72
₫1,467,106
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Damascus
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
$242.78
₫6,170,467
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
$13,468.11
₫342,308,195
|
|
pay 34.7% more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$0.85
₫21,680
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
$2.06
₫52,233
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
$1.49
₫37,940
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
$29.54
₫750,896
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$4.69
₫119,240
|
|
pay 16.8% more for clothing
Damascus
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
$44.14
₫1,121,941
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
$35.28
₫896,764
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
$94.54
₫2,402,869
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
$93.36
₫2,372,758
|
|
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