Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 19.1% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
|
Asuncion
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
PYG32,247
|
$1.98
₫50,272
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
PYG35,720
|
$4.75
₫120,654
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
PYG6,897
|
$0.44
₫11,261
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PYG3,942
|
$0.26
₫6,535
|
|
pay 31.1% more for groceries
|
Asuncion
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
PYG5,240
|
$1.03
₫26,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.12
PYG24,351
|
$5.00
₫127,150
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
PYG24,580
|
$5.30
₫134,706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
PYG13,642
|
$1.59
₫40,309
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
PYG11,432
|
$1.59
₫40,509
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
PYG7,134
|
$1.72
₫43,722
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,528
|
$0.46
₫11,752
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
PYG3,327
|
$0.76
₫19,400
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
PYG5,727
|
$0.49
₫12,375
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PYG3,837
|
$0.46
₫11,577
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
PYG4,591
|
$0.54
₫13,682
|
|
pay 14.0% more for transportation
|
Asuncion
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,381
|
$3.47
₫88,145
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,445
|
$7.91
₫201,089
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,090,095
|
$39,554.95
₫1,005,447,244
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,456
|
$5.38
₫136,741
|
|
pay 6.6% less for housing
|
Asuncion
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.94
PYG132,186
|
$9.00
₫228,872
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.89
PYG3,323,947
|
$338.66
₫8,608,457
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.02
PYG2,645,928
|
$239.31
₫6,082,956
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.20
PYG266,922
|
$58.28
₫1,481,371
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Asuncion
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.26
PYG1,399,034
|
$243.92
₫6,200,258
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,864.81
PYG30,163,580
|
$12,260.72
₫311,655,131
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Asuncion
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,418
|
$0.99
₫25,136
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
PYG15,594
|
$1.83
₫46,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
PYG9,922
|
$1.38
₫35,191
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.82
PYG209,359
|
$26.31
₫668,702
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
PYG39,689
|
$4.15
₫105,572
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
|
Asuncion
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,905
|
$36.72
₫933,418
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,071
|
$26.37
₫670,298
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,991
|
$92.93
₫2,362,207
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,889
|
$86.41
₫2,196,516
|
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