Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 29.1% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Castries, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.98
₫50,216
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.44
₫11,248
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.26
₫6,528
|
|
pay 45.5% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$5.00
₫127,007
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.30
₫134,555
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.59
₫40,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.72
₫43,673
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.46
₫11,739
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.76
₫19,378
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.49
₫12,361
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.46
₫11,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.54
₫13,667
|
|
pay 0.6% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$3.47
₫88,046
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
|
pay 51.1% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
|
pay 34.1% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.99
₫25,108
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.83
₫46,546
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.38
₫35,151
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$26.31
₫667,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$4.15
₫105,453
|
|
pay 37.1% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
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