Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 2.3 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,262
|
$14.21
$545.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
$10.33
$396.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,327
|
$1.89
$72.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,375
|
$1.50
$57.41
|
|
pay 55.4% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
$2.54
$97.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,631
|
$5.81
$223.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,675
|
$4.25
$163.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
$3.63
$139.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,579
|
$4.39
$168.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,950
|
$0.86
$32.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,122
|
$1.11
$42.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫20,069
|
$0.56
$21.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,399
|
$1.25
$47.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,274
|
$0.72
$27.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,614
|
$0.74
$28.60
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,939
|
$7.51
$288.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫217,048
|
$46.50
$1,785.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
$41,329.05
$1,586,798.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,826
|
$19.24
$738.85
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
$40.79
$1,566.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
$599.74
$23,026.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
$495.10
$19,009.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
$111.42
$4,277.81
|
|
pay 0.7% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
$353.02
$13,553.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
$7,177.69
$275,582.20
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,705
|
$3.10
$119.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,293
|
$3.91
$149.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
$4.78
$183.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫751,756
|
$50.84
$1,951.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫119,377
|
$9.56
$366.95
|
|
pay 52.1% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
$101.50
$3,896.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
$46.37
$1,780.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
$119.79
$4,599.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
$112.62
$4,324.02
|
|
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