Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 20.9% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Russia, you would:
pay 31.6% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽713.55
|
$2.13
₫54,049
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽432.24
|
$5.54
₫140,527
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽78.10
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽37.76
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
Russia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.32
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽405.70
|
$6.19
₫157,012
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽320.43
|
$5.49
₫139,126
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽117.40
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽164.87
|
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽56.73
|
$1.53
₫38,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽51.50
|
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.03
|
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽94.96
|
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.39
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.32
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 30.4% more for transportation
Russia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽218.76
|
$4.32
₫109,507
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,783.91
|
$8.53
₫216,196
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,878,051.14
|
$42,650.00
₫1,080,978,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽314.06
|
$5.42
₫137,284
|
|
pay 11.4% more for housing
Russia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽604.78
|
$9.48
₫240,180
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,601.67
|
$379.24
₫9,612,007
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽19,758.17
|
$207.16
₫5,250,468
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,437.33
|
$57.72
₫1,463,016
|
|
pay 98.5% more for childcare
Russia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,314.35
|
$242.78
₫6,153,263
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽432,620.02
|
$13,468.11
₫341,353,843
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽143.16
|
$0.85
₫21,620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽159.65
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽205.84
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,908.18
|
$29.54
₫748,803
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽374.33
|
$4.69
₫118,908
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
Russia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,793.05
|
$44.14
₫1,118,813
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,635.41
|
$35.28
₫894,264
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,293.37
|
$94.54
₫2,396,169
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,861.96
|
$93.36
₫2,366,142
|
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