Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 5.8% cheaper than Ecuador.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 40.6% less for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
|
$1.96
₫49,446
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
|
$5.32
₫134,000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
|
$0.46
₫11,523
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
|
$0.28
₫6,943
|
|
pay 9.5% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
|
$1.01
₫25,490
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
|
$4.78
₫120,345
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$5.22
₫131,363
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$1.69
₫42,506
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.68
₫42,240
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$1.60
₫40,222
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.46
₫11,697
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.76
₫19,185
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$0.47
₫11,919
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.44
₫11,180
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.58
₫14,579
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
Ecuador
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.48
|
$3.48
₫87,483
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.66
|
$7.86
₫197,785
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,909.09
|
$39,295.00
₫988,927,014
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.40
|
$5.34
₫134,494
|
|
pay 7.4% less for housing
Ecuador
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
|
$8.56
₫215,482
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.73
|
$339.65
₫8,547,788
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.55
|
$203.41
₫5,119,152
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.41
|
$62.58
₫1,574,843
|
|
pay 57.8% more for childcare
Ecuador
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.10
|
$240.68
₫6,057,178
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,167.67
|
$12,685.27
₫319,246,832
|
|
pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
|
$0.98
₫24,723
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
|
$1.87
₫47,073
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
|
$1.38
₫34,612
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
|
$24.74
₫622,575
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
|
$4.72
₫118,671
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
Ecuador
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
|
$31.89
₫802,476
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
|
$26.96
₫678,409
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.02
|
$83.38
₫2,098,497
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.02
|
$93.95
₫2,364,360
|
|
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