Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 2.1 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,200
|
$10.09
CRC5,143.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,920
|
$9.20
CRC4,690.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,312
|
$1.83
CRC930.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,366
|
$1.68
CRC853.78
|
|
pay 55.6% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,053
|
$2.05
CRC1,044.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,451
|
$3.67
CRC1,870.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,515
|
$7.11
CRC3,624.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,291
|
$3.18
CRC1,620.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,529
|
$3.84
CRC1,955.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,905
|
$2.21
CRC1,127.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,106
|
$0.53
CRC270.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫20,046
|
$0.88
CRC447.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,382
|
$1.08
CRC551.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,260
|
$0.98
CRC499.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,595
|
$1.03
CRC523.43
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,814
|
$6.17
CRC3,142.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,800
|
$35.74
CRC18,213.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,084,000,886
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,580,948.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,668
|
$13.32
CRC6,787.62
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,851
|
$50.83
CRC25,908.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,638,880
|
$686.22
CRC349,749.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,265,147
|
$420.20
CRC214,165.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,467,106
|
$44.00
CRC22,427.96
|
|
pay 6.1% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,170,467
|
$358.07
CRC182,501.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫342,308,195
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,449,707.20
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,680
|
$2.79
CRC1,421.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,233
|
$3.05
CRC1,554.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,940
|
$4.37
CRC2,226.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫750,896
|
$60.66
CRC30,914.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫119,240
|
$7.44
CRC3,789.93
|
|
pay 45.6% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,121,941
|
$85.11
CRC43,380.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫896,764
|
$48.81
CRC24,875.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,402,869
|
$122.12
CRC62,242.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,372,758
|
$113.99
CRC58,099.22
|
|
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