Cost of Living Comparison

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COMPARED TO

USD

Cost of living

Quito is 68.1% more expensive than Hanoi.

If you lived in Quito instead of Hanoi, you would:

pay 68.6% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Quito
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.95 ₫44,197	$3.50	+79.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 ₫117,777	$6.00	+15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫12,210	$0.87	+60.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 ₫7,361	$0.71	+118.0%
Average			+68.6%

Hanoi vs. Quito - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.3% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Quito
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 ₫15,853	$1.64	+135.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.31 ₫120,504	$2.63	-50.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.45 ₫123,661	$3.76	-31.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫36,046	$1.88	+18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 ₫38,806	$2.94	+72.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫32,691	$1.04	-27.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42 ₫9,572	$0.53	+26.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 ₫19,794	$0.80	-8.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 ₫10,304	$0.69	+52.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ₫11,816	$0.51	-2.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫11,058	$0.62	+27.2%
Average			+19.3%

Hanoi vs. Quito - Cost of groceries

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pay 92.2% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Quito
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.33 ₫75,700	$2.63	-21.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.65 ₫196,296	$30.00	+247.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,229.30 ₫981,477,980	$22,000.00	-49.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 ₫105,018	$13.50	+191.9%
Average			+92.2%

Hanoi vs. Quito - Cost of transportation

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pay 78.2% more for housing

	Hanoi	Quito
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.96 ₫226,057	$41.89	+320.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.79 ₫7,964,302	$438.24	+24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$241.00 ₫5,471,637	$267.04	+10.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.00 ₫1,226,031	$30.58	-43.4%
Average			+78.2%

Hanoi vs. Quito - Cost of housing

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pay 22.7% more for childcare

	Hanoi	Quito
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$197.86 ₫4,492,149	$342.07	+72.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,911.58 ₫247,736,598	$7,908.33	-27.5%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Quito
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.86 ₫19,630	$2.00	+131.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 ₫38,867	$2.25	+31.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.17 ₫26,500	$5.00	+328.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.12 ₫502,190	$53.49	+141.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.67 ₫83,426	$6.00	+63.3%
Average			+139.3%

Hanoi vs. Quito - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 56.3% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Quito
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.17 ₫798,395	$68.50	+94.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.62 ₫649,738	$48.33	+68.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.48 ₫1,895,268	$104.04	+24.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.97 ₫1,565,904	$94.43	+36.9%
Average			+56.3%

Hanoi vs. Quito - Cost of clothing

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