Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 56.7% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫50,076
|
$8.62
₽696.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫130,198
|
$4.93
₽398.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫11,376
|
$1.02
₽82.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫6,806
|
$0.57
₽46.12
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫24,071
|
$0.69
₽55.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫145,472
|
$5.18
₽418.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫128,900
|
$4.02
₽324.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫38,149
|
$1.42
₽114.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫40,218
|
$2.00
₽161.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫35,945
|
$0.62
₽50.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,032
|
$0.53
₽43.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫18,521
|
$0.70
₽56.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫13,288
|
$1.40
₽113.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫11,327
|
$0.27
₽21.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫15,332
|
$0.26
₽21.36
|
|
pay 40.8% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫101,459
|
$2.47
₽199.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫200,305
|
$30.79
₽2,487.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,001,526,428
|
$30,787.49
₽2,487,629.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫127,194
|
$3.94
₽318.42
|
|
pay 73.0% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫222,527
|
$6.45
₽521.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫8,905,521
|
$860.20
₽69,504.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫4,864,557
|
$497.14
₽40,169.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,355,484
|
$90.59
₽7,319.53
|
|
pay 34.3% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫5,700,997
|
$487.67
₽39,404.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫316,264,228
|
$9,121.01
₽736,977.80
|
|
pay 83.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫20,031
|
$3.08
₽248.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫48,259
|
$2.57
₽207.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫35,053
|
$2.52
₽203.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫693,766
|
$38.25
₽3,090.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫110,168
|
$6.16
₽497.53
|
|
pay 49.5% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,036,580
|
$94.24
₽7,614.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫828,536
|
$45.95
₽3,712.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,220,050
|
$106.61
₽8,613.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,192,230
|
$132.25
₽10,686.15
|
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