Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 20.0% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Managua, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Managua
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
NIO183.34
|
$2.13
₫54,048
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
NIO204.37
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.89
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
NIO28.09
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 14.0% more for groceries
Managua
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
NIO51.13
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
NIO70.35
|
$6.19
₫157,010
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
NIO146.10
|
$5.49
₫139,124
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
NIO73.23
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.91
|
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
NIO80.80
|
$1.53
₫38,796
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
NIO17.88
|
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
NIO28.70
|
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.69
|
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NIO24.95
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
NIO20.36
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 13.2% more for transportation
Managua
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
NIO174.97
|
$4.32
₫109,506
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO370.05
|
$8.53
₫216,193
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
NIO703,099.48
|
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
NIO387.18
|
$5.42
₫137,282
|
|
pay 0.6% less for housing
Managua
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
NIO2,155.38
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
NIO8,722.66
|
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
NIO6,907.64
|
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
NIO1,951.61
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
NIO4,686.13
|
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
NIO139,685.46
|
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
NIO72.16
|
$0.85
₫21,619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO80.20
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
NIO111.02
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
NIO1,124.99
|
$29.54
₫748,793
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
NIO243.23
|
$4.69
₫118,906
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
Managua
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
NIO1,736.67
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NIO1,579.95
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
NIO2,870.17
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
NIO2,983.61
|
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
|
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