Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 19.5% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫52,824
|
$7.00
$5,983.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫137,342
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,000
|
$1.03
$879.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,179
|
$0.90
$766.93
|
|
pay 22.3% less for groceries
Hanoi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,391
|
$1.34
$1,146.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫153,453
|
$3.51
$3,003.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫135,973
|
$3.15
$2,695.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,242
|
$1.46
$1,246.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫42,424
|
$1.76
$1,507.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫37,918
|
$0.66
$564.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,747
|
$0.57
$484.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,537
|
$0.31
$264.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,017
|
$0.67
$574.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫11,948
|
$0.30
$254.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,173
|
$0.33
$285.82
|
|
pay 22.0% less for transportation
Hanoi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫107,025
|
$3.52
$3,005.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫211,296
|
$6.80
$5,812.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,056,477,524
|
$25,000.00
$21,368,750.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫134,173
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
pay 25.8% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫234,736
|
$23.47
$20,063.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,394,144
|
$313.32
$267,810.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,131,462
|
$225.62
$192,844.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,429,856
|
$36.96
$31,590.54
|
|
pay 40.4% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,013,795
|
$187.40
$160,180.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫333,616,807
|
$5,653.81
$4,832,592.82
|
|
pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,130
|
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫50,907
|
$1.72
$1,467.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫36,977
|
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫731,831
|
$22.07
$18,865.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫116,213
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,093,454
|
$67.11
$57,358.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫873,995
|
$57.53
$49,176.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,341,859
|
$107.00
$91,461.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,312,512
|
$98.70
$84,365.31
|
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