Cost of living comparison
Managua is 58.1% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Managua instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫50,019
|
$4.91
NIO180.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,552
|
$6.00
NIO220.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,657
|
$0.75
NIO27.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,024
|
$0.88
NIO32.19
|
|
pay 44.9% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,785
|
$1.67
NIO61.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,739
|
$2.35
NIO86.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,884
|
$4.05
NIO149.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,998
|
$1.99
NIO73.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,730
|
$2.29
NIO84.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,688
|
$2.19
NIO80.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,833
|
$0.72
NIO26.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,407
|
$1.34
NIO49.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,057
|
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,309
|
$1.38
NIO50.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,747
|
$0.71
NIO26.15
|
|
pay 30.5% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,496
|
$5.07
NIO186.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫200,076
|
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,381,922
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫136,052
|
$6.33
NIO232.70
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,978
|
$48.80
NIO1,794.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,646,798
|
$325.00
NIO11,953.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,178,448
|
$250.00
NIO9,194.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,593,085
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.06
|
|
pay 54.6% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,127,339
|
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫322,944,721
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,221.54
|
|
pay 66.9% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫25,010
|
$1.57
NIO57.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,618
|
$2.17
NIO79.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,013
|
$2.73
NIO100.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫629,786
|
$53.52
NIO1,968.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,046
|
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
|
pay 80.8% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫811,771
|
$65.00
NIO2,390.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫686,267
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,122,805
|
$146.67
NIO5,394.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,391,746
|
$125.00
NIO4,597.49
|
|
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