Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 91.5% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 51.4% less for restaurants
|
Georgetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,481
|
$2.13
₫53,366
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$0.48
₫12,123
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$0.29
₫7,253
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
|
Georgetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,021
|
$6.19
₫155,028
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,673
|
$5.49
₫137,368
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$607
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$1.71
₫42,860
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$1.53
₫38,307
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$216
|
$0.55
₫13,888
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$0.79
₫19,738
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$0.57
₫14,161
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.48
₫12,071
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.65
₫16,339
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
|
Georgetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$4.32
₫108,123
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,913
|
$8.53
₫213,464
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,258,765
|
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,444
|
$5.42
₫135,549
|
|
pay 23.3% less for housing
|
Georgetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,442
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,297
|
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,832
|
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,671
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
|
Georgetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,750
|
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,476
|
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Georgetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$494
|
$0.85
₫21,346
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$2.06
₫51,429
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$494
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,925
|
$29.54
₫739,340
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,284
|
$4.69
₫117,405
|
|
pay 31.6% more for clothing
|
Georgetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,514
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,710
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,813
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$13,002
|
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
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