Cost of living comparison

 Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
compared to
 Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi vs. Basseterre Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 49.4% cheaper than Basseterre.

Restaurants
pay 81.0% less in Hanoi
Groceries
pay 31.1% less in Hanoi
Housing
pay 37.7% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 53.8% less in Hanoi
Clothing
pay 43.4% less in Hanoi

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and groceries are lower in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Basseterre Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Basseterre, you would:

pay 81.0% less for restaurants

 
Basseterre
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $22.20
EC$60.00
$1.98
₫51,528
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.98
EC$37.77
$4.75
₫123,668
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
EC$5.50
$0.44
₫11,542

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pay 31.1% less for groceries

 
Basseterre
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$4.07
EC$10.99
$1.03
₫26,788
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.51
EC$14.88
$5.00
₫130,327
Milk (1 gallon) $12.19
EC$32.94
$5.30
₫138,072

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Basseterre
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $3.47
₫90,347
Monthly public transit pass ?? $7.91
₫206,113
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $39,554.95
₫1,030,564,636

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pay 37.7% less for housing

 
Basseterre
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $9.00
₫234,589
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $700.00
EC$1,891.79
$338.66
₫8,823,507
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $239.31
₫6,234,916

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Basseterre
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $243.92
₫6,355,149
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $12,260.72
₫319,440,685

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pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Basseterre
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.22
EC$6.00
$0.99
₫25,764
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.70
EC$10.00
$1.83
₫47,763
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.55
EC$15.00
$1.38
₫36,070

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pay 43.4% less for clothing

 
Basseterre
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$88.81
EC$240.00
$36.72
₫956,736
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $26.37
₫687,043
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$129.51
EC$350.00
$92.93
₫2,421,218

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