Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 32.9% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 70.5% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$2.13
₫54,200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$5.54
₫140,920
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$0.48
₫12,312
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$0.29
₫7,366
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
Douglas
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$1.03
₫26,053
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$6.19
₫157,451
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$5.49
₫139,515
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$1.62
₫41,291
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$1.71
₫43,529
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$1.53
₫38,905
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.55
₫14,106
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.79
₫20,046
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.57
₫14,382
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.48
₫12,260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.65
₫16,595
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$4.32
₫109,814
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$8.53
₫216,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
$42,650.00
₫1,084,000,886
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$5.42
₫137,668
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
Douglas
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$9.48
₫240,851
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
$379.24
₫9,638,880
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.85
|
$207.16
₫5,265,147
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
$57.72
₫1,467,106
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.17
|
$242.78
₫6,170,467
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
$13,468.11
₫342,308,195
|
|
pay 57.7% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$0.85
₫21,680
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$2.06
₫52,233
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$1.49
₫37,940
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$29.54
₫750,896
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$4.69
₫119,240
|
|
pay 48.2% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
$44.14
₫1,121,941
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
$35.28
₫896,764
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
$94.54
₫2,402,869
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.23
|
$93.36
₫2,372,758
|
|
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