Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Hanoi instead of West Island, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
West Island
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.98
₫50,193
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.75
₫120,464
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.44
₫11,243
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.26
₫6,525
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
West Island
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.03
₫26,094
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.00
₫126,950
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.30
₫134,494
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.59
₫40,246
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.59
₫40,445
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.72
₫43,653
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
₫11,734
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
₫19,370
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
₫12,355
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
₫11,559
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
₫13,660
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
West Island
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.47
₫88,006
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.91
₫200,773
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,554.95
₫1,003,864,948
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.38
₫136,526
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
West Island
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$9.00
₫228,511
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$338.66
₫8,594,909
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$239.31
₫6,073,383
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$58.28
₫1,479,040
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
West Island
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$243.92
₫6,190,501
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,260.72
₫311,164,672
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
West Island
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.99
₫25,097
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.83
₫46,525
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.38
₫35,135
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$26.31
₫667,650
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.15
₫105,406
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
West Island
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$36.72
₫931,949
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.37
₫669,243
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.93
₫2,358,489
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$86.41
₫2,193,059
|
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