Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

El Salvador

San Salvador vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 79.0% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 87.0% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 76.9% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 81.0% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.5% more in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 51.2% more in San Salvador

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

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San Salvador vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.12 ₫54,815	$6.75 SVC59.06	+218.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 ₫114K	$7.00 SVC61.25	+58.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,707	$1.14 SVC10.01	+133.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,911	$0.83 SVC7.29	+172.8%
Average			+138.4%

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pay 87.0% more for groceries

	Hanoi	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫28,093	$2.85 SVC24.94	+162.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$3.85 SVC33.72	-26.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$6.95 SVC60.81	+21.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,071	$3.02 SVC26.39	+105.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,626	$3.16 SVC27.66	+87.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,415	$2.29 SVC20.07	+50.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,449	$0.63 SVC5.54	+31.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,804	$1.18 SVC10.35	+93.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,206	$1.56 SVC13.68	+206.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,217	$1.33 SVC11.65	+207.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,012	$1.49 SVC13.05	+196.8%
Average			+87.0%

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pay 76.9% more for transportation

	Hanoi	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫89,815	$4.75 SVC41.60	+37.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.24 ₫239K	$37.50 SVC328.13	+305.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$25,000.00 SVC219K	-18.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$30.00 SVC262.50	+456.7%
Average			+76.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Hanoi	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫229K	$42.50 SVC371.88	+380.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.99 ₫11M	$898.99 SVC7,866.27	+120.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$278.92 ₫7M	$770.00 SVC6,737.58	+176.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.57 ₫2M	$99.35 SVC869.35	+51.5%
Average			+137.0%

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pay 81.0% less for childcare

	Hanoi	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$771.38 ₫20M	$162.67 SVC1,423.35	-78.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,672.00 ₫717M	$4,720.00 SVC41,300.50	-82.9%
Average			-81.0%

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pay 58.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 ₫27,896	$2.00 SVC17.50	+85.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.88 ₫48,672	$3.55 SVC31.02	+88.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 ₫36,277	$4.00 SVC35.00	+185.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 ₫634K	$31.60 SVC276.50	+29.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$5.00 SVC43.75	+18.1%
Average			+58.5%

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pay 51.2% more for clothing

	Hanoi	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.20 ₫1M	$67.15 SVC587.57	+39.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.30 ₫681K	$47.00 SVC411.25	+78.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$118.33 SVC1,035.43	+41.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.65 ₫2M	$117.00 SVC1,023.76	+48.8%
Average			+51.2%

Hanoi vs. San Salvador - Cost of clothing

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