Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 2.6 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
Maseru
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.13
₫54,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL210.78
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.65
|
$0.48
₫12,327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.27
|
$0.29
₫7,375
|
|
pay 28.1% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL34.21
|
$6.19
₫157,631
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL67.28
|
$5.49
₫139,675
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.61
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL40.53
|
$1.71
₫43,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.37
|
$1.53
₫38,950
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.64
|
$0.55
₫14,122
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.88
|
$0.79
₫20,069
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.42
|
$0.57
₫14,399
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.67
|
$0.48
₫12,274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
$0.65
₫16,614
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL63.86
|
$4.32
₫109,939
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL458.31
|
$8.53
₫217,048
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL367,910.79
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL101.96
|
$5.42
₫137,826
|
|
pay 6.4% more for housing
Maseru
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL814.66
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,255.87
|
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,118.48
|
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL803.84
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
|
pay 11.9 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL551.87
|
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,818.78
|
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
|
pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.81
|
$0.85
₫21,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL26.35
|
$2.06
₫52,293
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL89.35
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL508.07
|
$29.54
₫751,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL78.84
|
$4.69
₫119,377
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL775.24
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL490.55
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,313.97
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,962.19
|
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
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