Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 78.0% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
Tehran
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$2.13
₫53,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
$0.48
₫12,123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
$0.29
₫7,253
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
$6.19
₫155,028
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
$5.49
₫137,368
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
$1.71
₫42,860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
$1.53
₫38,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
$0.55
₫13,888
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
$0.79
₫19,738
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
$0.57
₫14,161
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
$0.48
₫12,071
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
$0.65
₫16,339
|
|
pay 12.0% more for transportation
Tehran
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
$4.32
₫108,123
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
$8.53
₫213,464
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
$5.42
₫135,549
|
|
pay 33.8% more for housing
Tehran
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
|
pay 52.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
$0.85
₫21,346
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
$2.06
₫51,429
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
$29.54
₫739,340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
$4.69
₫117,405
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
Tehran
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
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