Cost of living comparison
Lima is 34.8% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Lima instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 67.8% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,200
|
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,920
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,312
|
$0.87
PEN3.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,366
|
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
|
pay 8.1% less for groceries
Hanoi
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,053
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,451
|
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,515
|
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,291
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,529
|
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,905
|
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,106
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫20,046
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,382
|
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,260
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,595
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
pay 65.5% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,814
|
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,800
|
$16.75
PEN62.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,084,000,886
|
$21,401.64
PEN79,670.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,668
|
$15.52
PEN57.76
|
|
pay 72.0% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,851
|
$28.39
PEN105.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,638,880
|
$503.74
PEN1,875.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,265,147
|
$328.82
PEN1,224.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,467,106
|
$55.84
PEN207.87
|
|
pay 37.8% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,170,467
|
$200.22
PEN745.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫342,308,195
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,048.44
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,680
|
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,233
|
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,940
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫750,896
|
$37.28
PEN138.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫119,240
|
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,121,941
|
$42.06
PEN156.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫896,764
|
$28.40
PEN105.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,402,869
|
$72.34
PEN269.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,372,758
|
$73.12
PEN272.21
|
|
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