Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 27.7% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 93.6% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫52,824
|
$4.38
Ar19,628
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫137,342
|
$8.07
Ar36,156
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,000
|
$1.08
Ar4,821
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,179
|
$0.58
Ar2,617
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
Hanoi
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,391
|
$1.17
Ar5,251
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫153,453
|
$3.88
Ar17,389
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫135,973
|
$3.86
Ar17,304
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,242
|
$2.05
Ar9,173
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫42,424
|
$2.49
Ar11,168
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫37,918
|
$0.78
Ar3,475
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,747
|
$0.31
Ar1,406
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,537
|
$0.43
Ar1,933
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,017
|
$0.35
Ar1,562
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫11,948
|
$0.31
Ar1,406
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,173
|
$0.40
Ar1,781
|
|
pay 15.3% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫107,025
|
$4.33
Ar19,422
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫211,296
|
$2.74
Ar12,289
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,056,477,524
|
$14,979.86
Ar67,147,201
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫134,173
|
$15.90
Ar71,279
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫234,736
|
$58.15
Ar260,669
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,394,144
|
$465.53
Ar2,086,728
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,131,462
|
$193.01
Ar865,166
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,429,856
|
$35.25
Ar157,993
|
|
pay 58.4% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,013,795
|
$138.28
Ar619,820
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫333,616,807
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,839,853
|
|
pay 61.9% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,130
|
$1.15
Ar5,165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫50,907
|
$1.15
Ar5,165
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫36,977
|
$5.30
Ar23,760
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫731,831
|
$41.48
Ar185,946
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫116,213
|
$5.76
Ar25,826
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,093,454
|
$29.38
Ar131,712
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫873,995
|
$23.05
Ar103,303
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,341,859
|
$103.71
Ar464,865
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,312,512
|
$72.98
Ar327,127
|
|
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