Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 59.6% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,262
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,327
|
$1.19
$249
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,375
|
$0.64
$133
|
|
pay 52.4% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
$1.49
$312
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,631
|
$4.89
$1,020
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,675
|
$12.79
$2,671
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
$2.90
$606
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,579
|
$2.49
$521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,950
|
$2.30
$479
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,122
|
$1.03
$215
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫20,069
|
$1.48
$309
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,399
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,274
|
$0.63
$131
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,614
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,939
|
$3.78
$789
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫217,048
|
$33.09
$6,908
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,826
|
$21.27
$4,441
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
$360.46
$75,251
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
$228.98
$47,803
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
|
pay 77.0% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
$94.55
$19,738
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
$954.92
$199,352
|
|
pay 65.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,705
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,293
|
$3.43
$716
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫751,756
|
$28.36
$5,921
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫119,377
|
$6.15
$1,283
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
$62.24
$12,994
|
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