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Saint Lucia vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 2.2 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 29.1% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 14.1% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 64.9% more in Saint Lucia

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, clothing, and transportation in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$7.40 EC$20.00	+290.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$7.40 EC$20.00	+71.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$1.94 EC$5.25	+310.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$0.97 EC$2.63	+295.0%
Average			+241.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Hanoi	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$1.67 EC$4.52	+84.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$5.61 EC$15.17	+13.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$7.76 EC$20.96	+47.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$4.24 EC$11.46	+181.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$4.41 EC$11.93	+177.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$3.43 EC$9.27	+138.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.75 EC$2.04	+60.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$2.86 EC$7.72	+332.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$3.01 EC$8.13	+502.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$2.62 EC$7.09	+493.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.78 EC$2.12	+70.2%
Average			+191.0%

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pay 29.1% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$5.85 EC$15.82	+82.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	-24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	??
Average			+29.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$41.07 EC$111.00	+373.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	+32.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	+51.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$79.23 EC$214.12	+40.9%
Average			+124.5%

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pay 14.1% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$198.89 EC$537.50	-14.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	??
Average			-14.1%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$3.89 EC$10.51	+310.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$3.70 EC$10.00	+106.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$9.25 EC$25.00	+597.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$49.03 EC$132.50	+75.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$7.03 EC$19.00	+85.6%
Average			+235.2%

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pay 64.9% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$50.57 EC$136.67	+20.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$53.96 EC$145.83	+135.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$107.92 EC$291.67	+24.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$129.51 EC$350.00	+78.9%
Average			+64.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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