Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 6.4% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.56
|
$2.13
₫53,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.74
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$0.48
₫12,123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$0.29
₫7,253
|
|
pay 17.3% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.33
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$6.19
₫155,028
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.54
|
$5.49
₫137,368
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.02
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.41
|
$1.71
₫42,860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$1.53
₫38,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
$0.55
₫13,888
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$0.79
₫19,738
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.57
₫14,161
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.48
₫12,071
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.65
₫16,339
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.72
|
$4.32
₫108,123
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.76
|
$8.53
₫213,464
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,121.57
|
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.60
|
$5.42
₫135,549
|
|
pay 43.2% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.71
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,867.81
|
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,582.71
|
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.32
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC866.11
|
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,971.05
|
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
|
pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$0.85
₫21,346
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.52
|
$2.06
₫51,429
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.02
|
$29.54
₫739,340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.64
|
$4.69
₫117,405
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.00
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.98
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.22
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.96
|
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
|
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