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
₫50,013
|
$9.92
RUB849.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,535
|
$4.92
RUB421.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,655
|
$1.10
RUB94.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,023
|
$0.60
RUB51.38
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,782
|
$0.63
RUB54.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,723
|
$4.72
RUB404.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,867
|
$3.62
RUB310.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,993
|
$1.74
RUB149.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,724
|
$2.18
RUB187.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,683
|
$0.64
RUB54.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,831
|
$0.69
RUB58.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,405
|
$0.79
RUB67.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,056
|
$1.56
RUB133.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,308
|
$0.19
RUB16.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,746
|
$0.20
RUB17.38
|
|
pay 59.1% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,485
|
$2.31
RUB198.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫200,051
|
$29.87
RUB2,558.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,254,680
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,811,258.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫136,035
|
$5.69
RUB487.28
|
|
pay 84.1% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,950
|
$6.03
RUB516.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,645,698
|
$881.83
RUB75,534.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,177,789
|
$532.09
RUB45,577.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,592,883
|
$90.54
RUB7,755.56
|
|
pay 46.1% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,126,560
|
$484.25
RUB41,479.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫322,903,645
|
$11,553.80
RUB989,662.92
|
|
pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫25,006
|
$3.28
RUB281.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,612
|
$2.63
RUB225.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,009
|
$2.52
RUB215.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫629,706
|
$32.93
RUB2,820.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,031
|
$5.47
RUB468.54
|
|
pay 86.3% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫811,668
|
$98.68
RUB8,453.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫686,180
|
$46.53
RUB3,985.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,122,535
|
$117.96
RUB10,104.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,391,442
|
$114.14
RUB9,777.10
|
|
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