Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 40.4% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 71.8% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.66
|
$2.13
₫54,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$15.01
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.71
|
$0.48
₫12,327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.18
|
$0.29
₫7,375
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$3.05
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.25
|
$6.19
₫157,631
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.64
|
$5.49
₫139,675
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.64
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.37
|
$1.71
₫43,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.89
|
$1.53
₫38,950
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.56
|
$0.55
₫14,122
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.23
|
$0.79
₫20,069
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.55
|
$0.57
₫14,399
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.62
|
$0.48
₫12,274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.38
|
$0.65
₫16,614
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.30
|
$4.32
₫109,939
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$120.10
|
$8.53
₫217,048
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,970.66
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.77
|
$5.42
₫137,826
|
|
pay 62.7% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$89.88
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,461.87
|
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,225.71
|
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$167.88
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
|
pay 13.4% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,067.15
|
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,988.68
|
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
|
pay 59.5% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.99
|
$0.85
₫21,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.44
|
$2.06
₫52,293
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$39.53
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$68.74
|
$29.54
₫751,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.99
|
$4.69
₫119,377
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$111.68
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$72.59
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$166.53
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$189.70
|
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
|
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