Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 100.0% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 73.8% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$2.13
₫54,049
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$5.54
₫140,527
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$289.95
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
$515.47
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
$263.79
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
$1,933.00
|
$6.19
₫157,012
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
$1,231.72
|
$5.49
₫139,126
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
$1,030.93
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
$865.37
|
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$175.36
|
$1.53
₫38,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$242.05
|
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
$350.72
|
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
$456.34
|
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$201.97
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
$351.33
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
$760.86
|
$4.32
₫109,507
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.53
₫216,196
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
$980,006.49
|
$42,650.00
₫1,080,978,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
$2,598.33
|
$5.42
₫137,284
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
Monrovia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
$9,640.81
|
$9.48
₫240,180
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
$131,508.29
|
$379.24
₫9,612,007
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
$30,605.83
|
$207.16
₫5,250,468
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
$40,523.64
|
$57.72
₫1,463,016
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
$25,600.84
|
$242.78
₫6,153,263
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
$237,243.24
|
$13,468.11
₫341,353,843
|
|
pay 59.3% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$483.25
|
$0.85
₫21,620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
$708.77
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
$1,328.91
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
$12,854.42
|
$29.54
₫748,803
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
$1,908.81
|
$4.69
₫118,908
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
$2,168.16
|
$44.14
₫1,118,813
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
$5,138.54
|
$35.28
₫894,264
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
$9,342.83
|
$94.54
₫2,396,169
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
$7,055.42
|
$93.36
₫2,366,142
|
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