Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 86.5% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Praia, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE482.89
|
$2.13
₫54,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.01
|
$0.48
₫12,327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.70
|
$0.29
₫7,375
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
Praia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.46
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE332.88
|
$6.19
₫157,631
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE364.93
|
$5.49
₫139,675
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.26
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.40
|
$1.71
₫43,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.03
|
$1.53
₫38,950
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$0.55
₫14,122
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$0.79
₫20,069
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.00
|
$0.57
₫14,399
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.36
|
$0.48
₫12,274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.98
|
$0.65
₫16,614
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
Praia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE659.53
|
$4.32
₫109,939
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
$8.53
₫217,048
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
$5.42
₫137,826
|
|
pay 0.4% more for housing
Praia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,211.89
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,458.56
|
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,331.21
|
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,464.72
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,894.94
|
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,980.99
|
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.99
|
$0.85
₫21,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.68
|
$2.06
₫52,293
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,885.30
|
$29.54
₫751,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$4.69
₫119,377
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
Praia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,220.11
|
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
|
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