Cost of living comparison
compared to
Hanoi vs. Denton Cost of Living Summary
Hanoi is 43.5% cheaper than Denton.
Hanoi vs. Denton Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Denton, you would:
pay 75.3% less for restaurants
|
Denton
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$1.89
₫49,822
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$4.32
₫114K
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.47
₫12,456
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
|
$0.25
₫6,469
|
|
Denton vs. Hanoi - Cost of restaurants
pay 40.6% less for groceries
|
Denton
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.35
|
$0.91
₫23,819
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
|
$4.95
₫130K
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
|
$5.27
₫139K
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
|
$1.51
₫39,651
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
|
$1.59
₫41,791
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$1.44
₫37,755
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.47
₫12,368
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.66
₫17,384
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
|
$0.50
₫13,149
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.44
₫11,622
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.46
₫12,128
|
|
Denton vs. Hanoi - Cost of groceries
pay 4.6% less for transportation
|
Denton
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.82
|
$3.20
₫84,296
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.00
|
$7.58
₫199K
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$37,880.00
₫996M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.61
₫147K
|
|
Denton vs. Hanoi - Cost of transportation
pay 75.4% less for housing
|
Denton
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.00
|
$8.67
₫228K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.00
|
$348.52
₫9M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,050.00
|
$258.44
₫7M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$56.25
₫1M
|
|
Denton vs. Hanoi - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Denton
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$231.49
₫6M
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,784.89
₫310M
|
Denton vs. Hanoi - Cost of childcare
pay 61.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Denton
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$0.95
₫24,911
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.70
|
$1.79
₫47,145
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.12
|
$1.33
₫34,876
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
|
$27.93
₫735K
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$3.79
₫99,645
|
|
Denton vs. Hanoi - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 4.1% less for clothing
|
Denton
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$41.82
₫1M
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.25
|
$22.94
₫603K
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.33
|
$86.52
₫2M
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.33
|
$72.39
₫2M
|
|
Denton vs. Hanoi - Cost of clothing
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