Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 3.0 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,048
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,278
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,346
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,010
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,124
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,408
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,796
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,066
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,990
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,342
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,225
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,548
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,506
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,193
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,282
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 33.2% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,619
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,087
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫748,793
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫118,906
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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