Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 2.6 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$2.13
₫54,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.48
₫12,327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.29
₫7,375
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.19
₫157,631
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$5.49
₫139,675
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.71
₫43,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.53
₫38,950
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.55
₫14,122
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.79
₫20,069
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.57
₫14,399
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.48
₫12,274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.65
₫16,614
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.32
₫109,939
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$8.53
₫217,048
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$5.42
₫137,826
|
|
pay 25.7% less for housing
Freetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
|
pay 9.4 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$0.85
₫21,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.06
₫52,293
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$29.54
₫751,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$4.69
₫119,377
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
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