Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 65.5% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫50,000
|
$5.85
R$29.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,500
|
$6.82
R$34.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,652
|
$1.20
R$6.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,021
|
$0.80
R$4.06
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,775
|
$1.78
R$9.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,692
|
$5.19
R$26.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,834
|
$4.10
R$20.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,982
|
$2.39
R$12.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,713
|
$1.61
R$8.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,672
|
$0.94
R$4.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,828
|
$0.61
R$3.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,400
|
$0.48
R$2.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,053
|
$0.67
R$3.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,305
|
$0.49
R$2.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,742
|
$0.58
R$2.95
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,462
|
$4.15
R$21.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫200,000
|
$47.57
R$242.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,000,000
|
$25,345.08
R$129,376.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫136,000
|
$8.07
R$41.20
|
|
pay 41.0% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,895
|
$20.58
R$105.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,643,497
|
$401.50
R$2,049.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,176,471
|
$242.40
R$1,237.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,592,477
|
$53.80
R$274.63
|
|
pay 58.3% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,125,000
|
$530.73
R$2,709.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫322,821,429
|
$12,185.14
R$62,200.25
|
|
pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫25,000
|
$1.95
R$9.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,600
|
$1.95
R$9.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,000
|
$2.24
R$11.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫629,545
|
$26.15
R$133.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,000
|
$7.80
R$39.81
|
|
pay 23.1% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫811,462
|
$57.37
R$292.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫686,005
|
$45.12
R$230.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,121,994
|
$65.72
R$335.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,390,833
|
$62.37
R$318.37
|
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