Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 7.4% cheaper than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
$2.13
₫54,290
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
$5.54
₫141,153
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$0.48
₫12,333
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
$0.29
₫7,378
|
|
pay 20.7% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$1.03
₫26,096
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
$6.19
₫157,712
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
KWD1.720
|
$5.49
₫139,746
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
$1.62
₫41,359
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
$1.71
₫43,602
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
$1.53
₫38,970
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$0.55
₫14,129
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$0.79
₫20,079
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$0.57
₫14,406
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.48
₫12,280
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.65
₫16,622
|
|
pay 34.8% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
$4.32
₫109,995
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
KWD15.010
|
$8.53
₫217,159
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,165.00
KWD6,806.160
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,794,308
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.15
KWD9.260
|
$5.42
₫137,896
|
|
pay 31.6% less for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
$9.48
₫241,250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$928.97
KWD285.260
|
$379.24
₫9,654,827
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.91
KWD206.320
|
$207.16
₫5,273,858
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.55
KWD10.300
|
$57.72
₫1,469,534
|
|
pay 23.9% more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$414.85
KWD127.390
|
$242.78
₫6,180,675
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,112.82
KWD2,184.120
|
$13,468.11
₫342,874,525
|
|
pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
$0.85
₫21,716
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
KWD1.550
|
$2.06
₫52,319
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
$1.49
₫38,003
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.42
KWD36.980
|
$29.54
₫752,139
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.41
KWD3.500
|
$4.69
₫119,437
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.09
KWD13.540
|
$44.14
₫1,123,797
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
KWD17.520
|
$35.28
₫898,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.23
KWD29.550
|
$94.54
₫2,406,844
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.78
KWD34.330
|
$93.36
₫2,376,683
|
|
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