Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 2.3 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 27.0% less for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.96
₫48,765
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL191.42
|
$5.32
₫132,154
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.49
|
$0.46
₫11,364
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.79
|
$0.28
₫6,847
|
|
pay 2.3% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL13.59
|
$1.01
₫25,139
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL44.53
|
$4.78
₫118,687
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL58.23
|
$5.22
₫129,553
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL20.98
|
$1.69
₫41,920
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL51.86
|
$1.68
₫41,659
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL15.41
|
$1.60
₫39,668
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL16.86
|
$0.46
₫11,536
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL22.69
|
$0.76
₫18,921
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL19.45
|
$0.47
₫11,755
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL13.61
|
$0.44
₫11,026
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL15.56
|
$0.58
₫14,378
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL77.49
|
$3.48
₫86,277
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL476.40
|
$7.86
₫195,061
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL333,477.55
|
$39,295.00
₫975,304,571
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL94.33
|
$5.34
₫132,641
|
|
pay 43.6% more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL381.12
|
$8.56
₫212,514
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,334.78
|
$339.65
₫8,430,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,667.39
|
$203.41
₫5,048,635
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$62.58
₫1,553,150
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL492.28
|
$240.68
₫5,973,740
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL18,738.26
|
$12,685.27
₫314,849,215
|
|
pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.36
|
$0.98
₫24,383
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL23.93
|
$1.87
₫46,424
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL80.99
|
$1.38
₫34,136
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL365.24
|
$24.74
₫613,999
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.72
₫117,037
|
|
pay 23.9% less for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL714.59
|
$31.89
₫791,422
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL666.96
|
$26.96
₫669,064
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,683.27
|
$83.38
₫2,069,591
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,381.98
|
$93.95
₫2,331,791
|
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