Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Peru
  3. Lima
  4. Vietnam
  5. Hanoi
  6. Comparison
PEN
COMPARED TO
VND

Hanoi is 4.0% cheaper than Lima.

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Lima, you would:
local_dining

pay 27.1% less for restaurants

  Lima help_outline Hanoi help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.90
PEN12.65
$1.73
₫39,184
-55.8%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.94
PEN16.03
$5.18
₫117,551
+4.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.73
PEN2.37
$0.54
₫12,304
-25.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.50
PEN1.63
$0.34
₫7,816
-31.5%
Average -27.1%
Lima vs. Hanoi - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 23.6% more for groceries

  Lima help_outline Hanoi help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.57
PEN5.08
$0.76
₫17,186
-51.6%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.78
PEN12.25
$5.26
₫119,510
+39.3%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.20
PEN13.61
$5.32
₫120,797
+26.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.69
PEN5.47
$1.58
₫35,921
-6.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.13
PEN6.90
$1.66
₫37,642
-22.1%
Apples (1 lb) $0.66
PEN2.14
$1.35
₫30,633
+104.9%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.47
PEN1.54
$0.44
₫9,880
-8.2%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.36
PEN1.18
$0.81
₫18,455
+122.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.48
PEN1.57
$0.43
₫9,800
-10.7%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.33
PEN1.07
$0.46
₫10,374
+38.5%
Onions (1 lb) $0.35
PEN1.13
$0.44
₫10,011
+26.1%
Average +23.6%
Lima vs. Hanoi - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 21.6% more for transportation

  Lima help_outline Hanoi help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.69
PEN11.96
$3.12
₫70,903
-15.3%
Monthly public transit pass $22.62
PEN73.35
$8.63
₫195,918
-61.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $13,007.13
PEN42,175.62
$43,146.24
₫979,592,134
+231.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $14.57
PEN47.24
$4.62
₫104,816
-68.3%
Average +21.6%
Lima vs. Hanoi - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 33.7% less for housing

  Lima help_outline Hanoi help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $30.40
PEN98.58
$9.66
₫219,429
-68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $526.55
PEN1,707.35
$344.42
₫7,819,808
-34.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $300.98
PEN975.91
$244.46
₫5,550,130
-18.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $52.96
PEN171.74
$45.93
₫1,042,883
-13.3%
Average -33.7%
Lima vs. Hanoi - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 44.1% more for childcare

  Lima help_outline Hanoi help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $236.84
PEN767.95
$183.94
₫4,176,156
-22.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,685.64
PEN18,435.70
$11,965.49
₫271,664,409
+110.5%
Average +44.1%
Lima vs. Hanoi - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports

  Lima help_outline Hanoi help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.08
PEN6.75
$0.86
₫19,592
-58.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.44
PEN7.91
$1.64
₫37,143
-33.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.68
PEN15.18
$1.29
₫29,388
-72.4%
Monthly membership at local gym $42.01
PEN136.21
$23.30
₫528,914
-44.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.24
PEN20.24
$3.88
₫88,163
-37.8%
Average -49.2%
Lima vs. Hanoi - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 7.6% less for clothing

  Lima help_outline Hanoi help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $45.69
PEN148.14
$30.95
₫702,751
-32.2%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $29.14
PEN94.47
$27.75
₫630,056
-4.8%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $72.08
PEN233.71
$82.34
₫1,869,388
+14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather) $75.77
PEN245.67
$70.11
₫1,591,837
-7.5%
Average -7.6%
Lima vs. Hanoi - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: August 2021
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