Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Lobamba instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,049
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,527
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,278
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,346
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,012
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,126
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,408
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,797
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,066
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,990
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,342
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,225
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,548
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,507
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,196
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,978,704
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,284
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Hanoi
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,180
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,612,007
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,250,468
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,463,016
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,153,263
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫341,353,843
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,620
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,087
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫748,803
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫118,908
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,118,813
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫894,264
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,396,169
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,366,142
|
?? |
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