Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 57.7% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
Tunis
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
TND9.310
|
$2.13
₫54,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
TND15.510
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.860
|
$0.48
₫12,327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
TND0.930
|
$0.29
₫7,375
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
TND15.170
|
$6.19
₫157,631
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.89
TND5.960
|
$5.49
₫139,675
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.600
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.450
|
$1.71
₫43,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
TND2.490
|
$1.53
₫38,950
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
TND3.590
|
$0.55
₫14,122
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.290
|
$0.79
₫20,069
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TND0.910
|
$0.57
₫14,399
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.840
|
$0.48
₫12,274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.65
₫16,614
|
|
pay 25.9% more for transportation
Tunis
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
TND8.940
|
$4.32
₫109,939
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.77
TND46.530
|
$8.53
₫217,048
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,376.54
TND124,075.470
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.92
TND9.200
|
$5.42
₫137,826
|
|
pay 15.5% more for housing
Tunis
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.41
TND67.460
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.62
TND742.450
|
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.65
TND572.380
|
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.41
TND127.340
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Tunis
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.35
TND300.460
|
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,006.51
TND9,473.530
|
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
|
pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
TND5.170
|
$0.85
₫21,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.82
TND2.590
|
$2.06
₫52,293
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.340
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.70
TND90.440
|
$29.54
₫751,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.510
|
$4.69
₫119,377
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
Tunis
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
TND142.380
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.96
TND151.130
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
TND308.120
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.02
TND226.920
|
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
|
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