Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 21.4% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Peru, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.23
|
$2.13
₫54,049
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.85
|
$5.54
₫140,527
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.85
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 46.6% more for groceries
Peru
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.88
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.63
|
$6.19
₫157,012
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.28
|
$5.49
₫139,126
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.65
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN8.01
|
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.21
|
$1.53
₫38,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
Peru
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.98
|
$4.32
₫109,507
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN62.31
|
$8.53
₫216,196
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,891.05
|
$42,650.00
₫1,080,978,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.95
|
$5.42
₫137,284
|
|
pay 4.2% more for housing
Peru
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN111.19
|
$9.48
₫240,180
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,045.79
|
$379.24
₫9,612,007
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN770.58
|
$207.16
₫5,250,468
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN148.11
|
$57.72
₫1,463,016
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN610.84
|
$242.78
₫6,153,263
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,272.40
|
$13,468.11
₫341,353,843
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.91
|
$0.85
₫21,620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.78
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.22
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN117.37
|
$29.54
₫748,803
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.27
|
$4.69
₫118,908
|
|
pay 39.9% more for clothing
Peru
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN151.03
|
$44.14
₫1,118,813
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN86.28
|
$35.28
₫894,264
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN254.63
|
$94.54
₫2,396,169
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN225.91
|
$93.36
₫2,366,142
|
|
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