Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 2.5 times more expensive than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 72.3% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.77
CFPF1,536
|
$2.13
₫54,049
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.93
CFPF1,331
|
$5.54
₫140,527
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
CFPF246
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CFPF121
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.37
CFPF264
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CFPF567
|
$6.19
₫157,012
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.00
CFPF1,115
|
$5.49
₫139,126
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.91
CFPF548
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
CFPF676
|
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CFPF192
|
$1.53
₫38,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
CFPF131
|
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
CFPF372
|
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.30
CFPF256
|
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
CFPF255
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CFPF115
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 0.9% less for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
CFPF545
|
$4.32
₫109,507
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
CFPF3,084
|
$8.53
₫216,196
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,954.82
CFPF2,672,435
|
$42,650.00
₫1,080,978,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.42
₫137,284
|
|
pay 69.9% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.73
CFPF11,238
|
$9.48
₫240,180
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,163.19
CFPF129,767
|
$379.24
₫9,612,007
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$921.34
CFPF102,786
|
$207.16
₫5,250,468
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.39
CFPF11,534
|
$57.72
₫1,463,016
|
|
pay 14.6 times more for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$242.78
₫6,153,263
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$921.34
CFPF102,786
|
$13,468.11
₫341,353,843
|
|
pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.13
CFPF684
|
$0.85
₫21,620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.53
CFPF393
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.23
CFPF1,364
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.13
CFPF4,366
|
$29.54
₫748,803
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.90
CFPF1,439
|
$4.69
₫118,908
|
|
pay 45.2% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.25
CFPF13,527
|
$44.14
₫1,118,813
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$90.04
CFPF10,046
|
$35.28
₫894,264
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.35
CFPF15,880
|
$94.54
₫2,396,169
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.25
CFPF13,527
|
$93.36
₫2,366,142
|
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