Cost of living comparison
Washington is 5.0 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Washington instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 7.1 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,446
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,000
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,523
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,943
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,490
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,345
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫131,363
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,506
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,240
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,222
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,697
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,185
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,919
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,180
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,579
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,483
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫197,785
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫988,927,014
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫134,494
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫215,482
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,547,788
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,119,152
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,574,843
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,057,178
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫319,246,832
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,723
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,073
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,612
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫622,575
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫118,671
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 85.7% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫802,476
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫678,409
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,098,497
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,364,360
|
$173.48
|
|
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