Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 1.7% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Lima, you would:
pay 34.9% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.78
|
$2.13
₫53,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
$0.48
₫12,123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
$0.29
₫7,253
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
Lima
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.01
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.20
|
$6.19
₫155,028
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.46
|
$5.49
₫137,368
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.70
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
$1.71
₫42,860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
$1.53
₫38,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.55
₫13,888
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$0.79
₫19,738
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
$0.57
₫14,161
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.48
₫12,071
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.65
₫16,339
|
|
pay 9.3% less for transportation
Lima
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.48
|
$4.32
₫108,123
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN61.70
|
$8.53
₫213,464
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN78,836.65
|
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.16
|
$5.42
₫135,549
|
|
pay 31.2% less for housing
Lima
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN104.59
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,855.60
|
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,211.26
|
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN205.69
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
|
pay 79.8% more for childcare
Lima
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN737.53
|
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN20,828.04
|
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.88
|
$0.85
₫21,346
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN9.91
|
$2.06
₫51,429
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN137.34
|
$29.54
₫739,340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.64
|
$4.69
₫117,405
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
Lima
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN154.95
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN104.61
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN266.48
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN269.36
|
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
|
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