Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 37.8% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Macao, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
Macao
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.75
|
$2.13
₫54,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
$0.48
₫12,327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
$0.29
₫7,375
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
Macao
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP92.02
|
$6.19
₫157,631
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.73
|
$5.49
₫139,675
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.66
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
$1.71
₫43,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$1.53
₫38,950
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.97
|
$0.55
₫14,122
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.79
|
$0.79
₫20,069
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.90
|
$0.57
₫14,399
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.76
|
$0.48
₫12,274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.71
|
$0.65
₫16,614
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Macao
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.77
|
$4.32
₫109,939
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP189.15
|
$8.53
₫217,048
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
$5.42
₫137,826
|
|
pay 61.7% less for housing
Macao
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,464.34
|
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,039.65
|
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP693.08
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
|
pay 8.1% more for childcare
Macao
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
|
pay 68.8% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.87
|
$0.85
₫21,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
$2.06
₫52,293
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.77
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP737.21
|
$29.54
₫751,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.51
|
$4.69
₫119,377
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
Macao
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP560.55
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP658.84
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP945.73
|
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
|
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