Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 2.1 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,446
|
$10.93
CLF0.3800
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,000
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,523
|
$1.62
CLF0.0600
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,943
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 43.9% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,490
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,345
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫131,363
|
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,506
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,240
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,222
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,697
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,185
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,919
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,180
|
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,579
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,483
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫197,785
|
$43.74
CLF1.5100
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫988,927,014
|
$17,494.37
CLF602.0900
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫134,494
|
$12.46
CLF0.4300
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫215,482
|
$21.91
CLF0.7500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,547,788
|
$543.19
CLF18.6900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,119,152
|
$457.36
CLF15.7400
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,574,843
|
$117.58
CLF4.0500
|
|
pay 11.3% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,057,178
|
$405.22
CLF13.9500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫319,246,832
|
$6,858.55
CLF236.0400
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,723
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,073
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,612
|
$5.47
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫622,575
|
$39.95
CLF1.3700
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫118,671
|
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫802,476
|
$54.28
CLF1.8700
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫678,409
|
$32.49
CLF1.1200
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,098,497
|
$74.64
CLF2.5700
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,364,360
|
$78.76
CLF2.7100
|
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