Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 49.5% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 79.6% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$1.96
₫48,339
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$5.32
₫130,999
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.46
₫11,265
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.28
₫6,788
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.01
₫24,919
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$4.78
₫117,650
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$5.22
₫128,422
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$1.69
₫41,554
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$1.68
₫41,295
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.60
₫39,321
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.46
₫11,435
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.76
₫18,755
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.47
₫11,652
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.44
₫10,929
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.58
₫14,252
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.48
₫85,524
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.86
₫193,357
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,295.00
₫966,785,933
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.34
₫131,483
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$8.56
₫210,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
$339.65
₫8,356,411
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$203.41
₫5,004,539
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$62.58
₫1,539,584
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$240.68
₫5,921,564
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,685.27
₫312,099,216
|
pay 51.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.98
₫24,170
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.87
₫46,019
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.38
₫33,838
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$24.74
₫608,636
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$4.72
₫116,014
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$31.89
₫784,510
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.96
₫663,220
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.38
₫2,051,514
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.95
₫2,311,424
|
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