Cost of living comparison
Saipan is 2.3 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Saipan instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,290
|
$7.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫141,153
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,333
|
$1.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,378
|
$1.15
|
|
pay 80.3% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,096
|
$2.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,712
|
$5.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,746
|
$5.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,359
|
$3.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,602
|
$3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,970
|
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Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,129
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫20,079
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,406
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,280
|
$0.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,622
|
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pay 78.2% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,995
|
$4.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫217,159
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,085,794,308
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,896
|
$13.46
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫241,250
|
$111.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,654,827
|
$650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,273,858
|
$490.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,469,534
|
$153.63
|
|
pay 43.6% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,180,675
|
$189.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫342,874,525
|
$4,674.00
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,716
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,319
|
$4.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫38,003
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫752,139
|
$60.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫119,437
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,123,797
|
$38.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫898,248
|
$34.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,406,844
|
$90.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,376,683
|
$85.00
|
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