Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 14.5% cheaper than Roseau.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 58.3% less for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.13
₫54,048
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.19
₫157,010
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$5.49
₫139,124
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.53
₫38,796
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 17.3% less for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$4.32
₫109,506
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$8.53
₫216,193
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.42
₫137,282
|
|
pay 23.6% less for housing
|
Roseau
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
|
pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.85
₫21,619
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$29.54
₫748,793
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$4.69
₫118,906
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
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