Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 1.8% more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Havana, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
Havana
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
$9.00
|
$2.13
₫53,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
$7.00
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
$2.78
|
$0.48
₫12,123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
$2.34
|
$0.29
₫7,253
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
Havana
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
$1.15
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
$2.43
|
$6.19
₫155,028
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.01
$13.01
|
$5.49
₫137,368
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$2.11
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
$2.75
|
$1.71
₫42,860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.54
$2.54
|
$1.53
₫38,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
$0.54
|
$0.55
₫13,888
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
$0.55
|
$0.79
₫19,738
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
$0.85
|
$0.57
₫14,161
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
$0.83
|
$0.48
₫12,071
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.00
|
$0.65
₫16,339
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
Havana
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
$4.46
|
$4.32
₫108,123
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
$22.50
|
$8.53
₫213,464
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
$80,000.00
|
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
$6.10
|
$5.42
₫135,549
|
|
pay 12.2% less for housing
Havana
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
$165.00
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
$596.67
|
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
$222.50
|
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
$30.59
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
|
pay 84.5% more for childcare
Havana
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
$86.67
|
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
$15,166.67
|
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
|
pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports
Havana
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$2.50
|
$0.85
₫21,346
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
$2.07
|
$2.06
₫51,429
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
$3.50
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
$16.67
|
$29.54
₫739,340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.25
$1.25
|
$4.69
₫117,405
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
Havana
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.50
$55.50
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.33
$44.33
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.17
$79.17
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.00
$78.00
|
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
|
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