Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 75.2% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫48,352
|
$9.92
RUB934.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫131,035
|
$4.92
RUB463.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,268
|
$1.10
RUB104.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,790
|
$0.60
RUB56.52
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫24,926
|
$0.63
RUB59.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫117,683
|
$4.72
RUB444.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫128,457
|
$3.62
RUB341.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫41,566
|
$1.74
RUB164.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫41,306
|
$2.18
RUB205.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫39,332
|
$0.64
RUB60.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,439
|
$0.69
RUB64.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫18,761
|
$0.79
RUB74.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,655
|
$1.56
RUB146.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫10,932
|
$0.19
RUB17.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,256
|
$0.20
RUB19.12
|
|
pay 59.1% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫85,547
|
$2.31
RUB218.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫193,410
|
$29.87
RUB2,814.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫967,049,934
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,092,442.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫131,519
|
$5.69
RUB536.02
|
|
pay 84.1% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫210,715
|
$6.03
RUB567.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,358,693
|
$881.83
RUB83,089.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,005,906
|
$532.09
RUB50,135.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,540,005
|
$90.54
RUB8,531.27
|
|
pay 46.1% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫5,923,181
|
$484.25
RUB45,628.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫312,184,441
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,088,649.46
|
|
pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,176
|
$3.28
RUB309.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫46,032
|
$2.63
RUB248.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫33,847
|
$2.52
RUB237.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫608,802
|
$32.93
RUB3,102.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫116,046
|
$5.47
RUB515.41
|
|
pay 86.3% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫784,724
|
$98.68
RUB9,298.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫663,402
|
$46.53
RUB4,383.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,052,074
|
$117.96
RUB11,114.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,312,055
|
$114.14
RUB10,755.01
|
|
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