Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 10.6% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 41.1% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
₽809.46
|
$2.13
₫54,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
₽462.55
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
₽95.91
|
$0.48
₫12,327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽53.60
|
$0.29
₫7,375
|
|
pay 39.6% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
₽64.76
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
₽485.95
|
$6.19
₫157,631
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
₽377.33
|
$5.49
₫139,675
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₽133.24
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₽187.46
|
$1.71
₫43,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽58.14
|
$1.53
₫38,950
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₽50.22
|
$0.55
₫14,122
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
₽65.77
|
$0.79
₫20,069
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₽131.65
|
$0.57
₫14,399
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₽25.26
|
$0.48
₫12,274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
₽24.82
|
$0.65
₫16,614
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
₽232.17
|
$4.32
₫109,939
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
₽2,890.95
|
$8.53
₫217,048
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
₽2,890,946.32
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
₽370.04
|
$5.42
₫137,826
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
Moscow
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
₽605.61
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
₽80,773.04
|
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
₽46,681.90
|
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
₽8,506.24
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
|
pay 1.2% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
₽45,792.59
|
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
₽856,463.23
|
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
₽289.09
|
$0.85
₫21,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
₽241.14
|
$2.06
₫52,293
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
₽236.48
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
₽3,591.70
|
$29.54
₫751,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
₽578.19
|
$4.69
₫119,377
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
₽8,849.34
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
₽4,314.34
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
₽10,010.22
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
₽12,418.68
|
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
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