Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 3.3 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 11.0% more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.17
LYD30.100
|
$1.96
₫50,013
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
LYD25.080
|
$5.32
₫135,535
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
LYD2.280
|
$0.46
₫11,655
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
LYD0.640
|
$0.28
₫7,023
|
|
pay 76.5% more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.30
LYD1.480
|
$1.01
₫25,782
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
LYD11.690
|
$4.78
₫121,723
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
LYD18.190
|
$5.22
₫132,867
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
LYD6.810
|
$1.69
₫42,993
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
LYD7.090
|
$1.68
₫42,724
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
LYD4.200
|
$1.60
₫40,683
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LYD2.500
|
$0.46
₫11,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
LYD1.750
|
$0.76
₫19,405
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
LYD1.230
|
$0.47
₫12,056
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.390
|
$0.44
₫11,308
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.410
|
$0.58
₫14,746
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$3.48
₫88,485
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.46
LYD80.260
|
$7.86
₫200,051
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,433.88
LYD75,245.040
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,254,680
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.00
LYD34.110
|
$5.34
₫136,035
|
|
pay 27.2% more for housing
Tripoli
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.74
LYD96.220
|
$8.56
₫217,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.36
LYD1,103.590
|
$339.65
₫8,645,698
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$124.50
LYD606.980
|
$203.41
₫5,177,789
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.19
LYD200.800
|
$62.58
₫1,592,883
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.60
LYD334.420
|
$240.68
₫6,126,560
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,028.93
LYD5,016.340
|
$12,685.27
₫322,903,645
|
|
pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.67
LYD3.260
|
$0.98
₫25,006
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.840
|
$1.87
₫47,612
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
LYD11.040
|
$1.38
₫35,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.40
LYD133.560
|
$24.74
₫629,706
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.14
LYD25.080
|
$4.72
₫120,031
|
|
pay 29.8% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.31
LYD147.790
|
$31.89
₫811,668
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
LYD159.520
|
$26.96
₫686,180
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.68
LYD237.310
|
$83.38
₫2,122,535
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.53
LYD285.370
|
$93.95
₫2,391,442
|
|
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