Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 4.0 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫48,765
|
$15.16
NZ$24.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫132,154
|
$9.09
NZ$14.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,364
|
$2.49
NZ$4.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,847
|
$2.16
NZ$3.54
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,139
|
$2.13
NZ$3.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫118,687
|
$4.53
NZ$7.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫129,553
|
$7.33
NZ$12.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫41,920
|
$6.98
NZ$11.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫41,659
|
$5.27
NZ$8.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫39,668
|
$1.44
NZ$2.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,536
|
$1.15
NZ$1.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫18,921
|
$1.48
NZ$2.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,755
|
$2.61
NZ$4.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,026
|
$1.09
NZ$1.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,378
|
$0.93
NZ$1.53
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫86,277
|
$6.60
NZ$10.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫195,061
|
$115.94
NZ$189.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫975,304,571
|
$30,007.11
NZ$49,119.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫132,641
|
$16.83
NZ$27.54
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫212,514
|
$57.37
NZ$93.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,430,042
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,482.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,048,635
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,245.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,553,150
|
$134.66
NZ$220.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫5,973,740
|
$777.00
NZ$1,271.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫314,849,215
|
$12,897.92
NZ$21,112.98
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,383
|
$7.28
NZ$11.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫46,424
|
$3.39
NZ$5.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,136
|
$23.83
NZ$39.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫613,999
|
$38.32
NZ$62.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫117,037
|
$12.13
NZ$19.85
|
|
pay 83.8% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫791,422
|
$80.07
NZ$131.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫669,064
|
$53.09
NZ$86.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,069,591
|
$124.73
NZ$204.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,331,791
|
$129.08
NZ$211.29
|
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