Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.4 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,049
|
$10.00
L£894,932
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,527
|
$6.62
L£592,893
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,278
|
$3.22
L£287,918
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,346
|
$1.01
L£90,441
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
$1.18
L£105,759
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,012
|
$7.35
L£657,967
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,126
|
$25.78
L£2,306,708
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
$2.11
L£188,734
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,408
|
$2.71
L£242,253
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,797
|
$1.25
L£112,233
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,066
|
$1.14
L£102,045
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,990
|
$0.48
L£42,858
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,342
|
$0.69
L£61,898
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,225
|
$0.58
L£51,536
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,548
|
$0.49
L£43,680
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,507
|
$4.70
L£420,352
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,196
|
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,978,704
|
$22,000.00
L£1,968,850,873
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,284
|
$13.80
L£1,235,006
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,180
|
$63.14
L£5,650,171
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,612,007
|
$782.14
L£69,996,484
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,250,468
|
$402.46
L£36,017,128
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,463,016
|
$198.90
L£17,800,124
|
|
pay 2.1% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,153,263
|
$383.33
L£34,305,735
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫341,353,843
|
$5,115.38
L£457,792,249
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,620
|
$2.50
L£223,733
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,087
|
$2.62
L£234,403
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
$5.58
L£499,524
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫748,803
|
$46.03
L£4,119,380
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫118,908
|
$10.00
L£894,932
|
|
pay 56.1% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,118,813
|
$82.83
L£7,413,022
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫894,264
|
$60.00
L£5,369,593
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,396,169
|
$115.62
L£10,347,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,366,142
|
$135.00
L£12,081,585
|
|
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