Cost of living comparison
Baku is 5.3% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Baku instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 51.4% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,290
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫141,153
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,333
|
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,378
|
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
|
pay 22.2% less for groceries
Hanoi
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,096
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,712
|
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,746
|
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,359
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,602
|
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,970
|
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,129
|
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫20,079
|
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,406
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,280
|
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,622
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 3.4% less for transportation
Hanoi
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,995
|
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫217,159
|
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,085,794,308
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,896
|
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
|
pay 5.5% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫241,250
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,654,827
|
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,273,858
|
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,469,534
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
|
pay 38.4% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,180,675
|
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫342,874,525
|
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
|
pay 43.7% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,716
|
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,319
|
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫38,003
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫752,139
|
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫119,437
|
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,123,797
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫898,248
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,406,844
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,376,683
|
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
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