Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 8.9% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 71.3% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$2.13
₫53,366
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.48
₫12,123
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.29
₫7,253
|
|
pay 51.4% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$6.19
₫155,028
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$5.49
₫137,368
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$1.71
₫42,860
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.53
₫38,307
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.55
₫13,888
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.79
₫19,738
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.57
₫14,161
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.48
₫12,071
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.65
₫16,339
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$4.32
₫108,123
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$8.53
₫213,464
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$5.42
₫135,549
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$0.85
₫21,346
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.06
₫51,429
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$29.54
₫739,340
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$4.69
₫117,405
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
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