Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 3.2 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫52,824
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫137,342
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,000
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,179
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 80.5% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,391
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫153,453
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫135,973
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,242
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫42,424
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫37,918
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,747
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,537
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,017
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫11,948
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,173
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 10.7 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫107,025
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫211,296
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,056,477,524
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫134,173
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫234,736
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,394,144
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,131,462
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,429,856
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 72.0% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,013,795
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫333,616,807
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 99.0% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,130
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫50,907
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫36,977
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫731,831
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫116,213
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 44.6% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,093,454
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫873,995
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,341,859
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,312,512
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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