Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 2.2 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,049
|
$9.57
$562.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,527
|
$7.30
$429.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,278
|
$0.76
$44.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,346
|
$0.49
$28.60
|
|
pay 24.0% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
$2.22
$130.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,012
|
$3.54
$208.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,126
|
$4.92
$288.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
$2.00
$117.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,408
|
$2.78
$163.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,797
|
$1.34
$78.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,066
|
$0.29
$16.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,990
|
$1.25
$73.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,342
|
$0.63
$37.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,225
|
$0.69
$40.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,548
|
$1.08
$63.57
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,507
|
$4.93
$289.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,196
|
$91.26
$5,362.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,978,704
|
$33,765.29
$1,984,300.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,284
|
$22.77
$1,337.94
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,180
|
$50.90
$2,991.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,612,007
|
$918.25
$53,962.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,250,468
|
$473.61
$27,832.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,463,016
|
$73.91
$4,343.44
|
|
pay 28.2% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,153,263
|
$479.10
$28,155.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫341,353,843
|
$7,969.82
$468,366.38
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,620
|
$2.74
$160.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,087
|
$2.27
$133.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
$4.56
$268.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫748,803
|
$45.61
$2,680.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫118,908
|
$5.93
$348.59
|
|
pay 25.8% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,118,813
|
$61.04
$3,587.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫894,264
|
$45.17
$2,654.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,396,169
|
$118.63
$6,971.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,366,142
|
$103.81
$6,100.38
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Santo Domingo or Hanoi. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.