Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 45.5% cheaper than Aruba overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 75.5% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 59.0% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 48.4% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 68.0% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 37.0% more in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 71.2% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 33.5% less in Hanoi
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 75.5% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$1.98
₫51,039
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$4.75
₫122,493
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$0.44
₫11,433
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$0.26
₫6,635
|
|
pay 59.0% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$1.03
₫26,533
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$5.00
₫129,089
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$5.30
₫136,760
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$1.59
₫40,924
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$1.59
₫41,127
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$1.72
₫44,388
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.46
₫11,932
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$0.76
₫19,696
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.46
₫11,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.54
₫13,890
|
|
pay 48.4% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$3.47
₫89,489
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$7.91
₫204,155
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$39,554.95
₫1,020,773,144
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$5.38
₫138,825
|
|
pay 68.0% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$9.00
₫232,360
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$338.66
₫8,739,674
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$239.31
₫6,175,678
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$58.28
₫1,503,951
|
|
pay 37.0% more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$243.92
₫6,294,768
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$12,260.72
₫316,405,649
|
|
pay 71.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$0.99
₫25,519
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$1.83
₫47,309
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$1.38
₫35,727
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$26.31
₫678,895
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$4.15
₫107,181
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$36.72
₫947,646
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$26.37
₫680,515
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$92.93
₫2,398,213
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$86.41
₫2,229,997
|
|
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