Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 64.8% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,262
|
$9.00
SVC78.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
$6.50
SVC56.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,327
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,375
|
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
|
pay 40.9% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
$1.76
SVC15.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,631
|
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,675
|
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
$2.64
SVC23.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,579
|
$2.45
SVC21.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,950
|
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,122
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫20,069
|
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,399
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,274
|
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,614
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,939
|
$3.98
SVC34.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫217,048
|
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,826
|
$29.85
SVC260.65
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
$45.33
SVC395.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
$672.22
SVC5,868.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
$525.00
SVC4,583.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
$52.28
SVC456.40
|
|
pay 63.4% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
$99.22
SVC866.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
$4,350.00
SVC37,978.16
|
|
pay 54.0% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,705
|
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,293
|
$2.46
SVC21.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫751,756
|
$29.44
SVC257.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫119,377
|
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
|
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