Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 14.6% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
TTD80.21
|
$2.13
₫54,048
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
TTD55.64
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
TTD5.39
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
TTD15.18
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
TTD26.92
|
$6.19
₫157,010
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
TTD53.12
|
$5.49
₫139,124
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
TTD24.21
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
TTD26.03
|
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
TTD11.55
|
$1.53
₫38,796
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.65
|
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
TTD7.71
|
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
TTD14.70
|
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.53
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
TTD3.82
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 18.3% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
TTD23.06
|
$4.32
₫109,506
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
TTD401.04
|
$8.53
₫216,193
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
TTD213,050.96
|
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
TTD76.20
|
$5.42
₫137,282
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
TTD333.46
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
TTD3,901.00
|
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
TTD2,830.40
|
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
TTD389.77
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
TTD1,173.87
|
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
TTD33,419.76
|
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
|
pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.03
|
$0.85
₫21,619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
TTD25.44
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
TTD41.11
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
TTD340.17
|
$29.54
₫748,793
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
TTD50.13
|
$4.69
₫118,906
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
TTD435.67
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
TTD388.50
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
TTD685.11
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
TTD624.95
|
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
|
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