Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 4.5 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 9.0 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫52,824
|
$49.68
£39.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫137,342
|
$8.69
£6.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,000
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,179
|
$1.74
£1.38
|
|
pay 91.0% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,391
|
$2.12
£1.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫153,453
|
$4.40
£3.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫135,973
|
$6.78
£5.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,242
|
$4.61
£3.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫42,424
|
$4.27
£3.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫37,918
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,747
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,537
|
$2.05
£1.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,017
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫11,948
|
$0.95
£0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,173
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫107,025
|
$6.86
£5.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫211,296
|
$64.59
£51.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,056,477,524
|
$28,940.94
£22,967.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫134,173
|
$35.31
£28.02
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫234,736
|
$59.54
£47.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,394,144
|
$1,792.17
£1,422.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,131,462
|
$1,632.47
£1,295.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,429,856
|
$145.06
£115.12
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,013,795
|
$1,971.83
£1,564.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫333,616,807
|
$18,449.33
£14,641.17
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,130
|
$7.14
£5.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫50,907
|
$4.35
£3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫36,977
|
$12.82
£10.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫731,831
|
$76.60
£60.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫116,213
|
$16.15
£12.81
|
|
pay 49.1% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,093,454
|
$95.82
£76.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫873,995
|
$51.82
£41.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,341,859
|
$102.17
£81.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,312,512
|
$116.23
£92.23
|
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