Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 26.3% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3800
|
$1.96
₫50,013
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$5.32
₫135,535
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0600
|
$0.46
₫11,655
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.28
₫7,023
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$1.01
₫25,782
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$4.78
₫121,723
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$5.22
₫132,867
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$1.69
₫42,993
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$1.68
₫42,724
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.60
₫40,683
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.46
₫11,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.76
₫19,405
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.47
₫12,056
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.44
₫11,308
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.58
₫14,746
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$3.48
₫88,485
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.5000
|
$7.86
₫200,051
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF600.4400
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,254,680
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4300
|
$5.34
₫136,035
|
|
pay 50.2% less for housing
Santiago
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7500
|
$8.56
₫217,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.6400
|
$339.65
₫8,645,698
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.7000
|
$203.41
₫5,177,789
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF4.0400
|
$62.58
₫1,592,883
|
|
pay 22.2% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.9100
|
$240.68
₫6,126,560
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF235.4000
|
$12,685.27
₫322,903,645
|
|
pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$0.98
₫25,006
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$1.87
₫47,612
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1900
|
$1.38
₫35,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3700
|
$24.74
₫629,706
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$4.72
₫120,031
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8600
|
$31.89
₫811,668
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1200
|
$26.96
₫686,180
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5600
|
$83.38
₫2,122,535
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.7000
|
$93.95
₫2,391,442
|
|
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