Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 29.6% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Castries, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.96
₫49,708
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.46
₫11,584
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.28
₫6,980
|
|
pay 44.8% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$4.78
₫120,982
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.22
₫132,058
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.68
₫42,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.60
₫40,435
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.46
₫11,759
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.76
₫19,287
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.47
₫11,982
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.44
₫11,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.58
₫14,656
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$3.48
₫87,946
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.86
₫198,833
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.34
₫135,206
|
|
pay 51.2% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
|
pay 32.3% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.98
₫24,854
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.87
₫47,322
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.38
₫34,796
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$24.74
₫625,871
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.72
₫119,300
|
|
pay 36.3% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
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