Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 57.1% cheaper than Dallas.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Dallas, you would:
pay 78.8% less for restaurants
Dallas
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$1.98
₫50,248
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.75
₫120,594
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
|
$0.44
₫11,255
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$0.26
₫6,532
|
|
pay 42.3% less for groceries
Dallas
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
|
$1.03
₫26,122
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
|
$5.00
₫127,088
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$5.30
₫134,640
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
|
$1.59
₫40,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.02
|
$1.59
₫40,489
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
|
$1.72
₫43,701
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.46
₫11,747
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
|
$0.76
₫19,391
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$0.49
₫12,368
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.46
₫11,571
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.54
₫13,675
|
|
pay 31.9% less for transportation
Dallas
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
|
$3.47
₫88,102
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.00
|
$7.91
₫200,991
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
|
$39,554.95
₫1,004,953,032
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.92
|
$5.38
₫136,674
|
|
pay 80.6% less for housing
Dallas
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.92
|
$9.00
₫228,759
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,749.96
|
$338.66
₫8,604,225
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,499.21
|
$239.31
₫6,079,966
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.18
|
$58.28
₫1,480,643
|
|
pay 67.7% less for childcare
Dallas
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,310.00
|
$243.92
₫6,197,210
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,633.33
|
$12,260.72
₫311,501,942
|
|
pay 67.3% less for entertainment and sports
Dallas
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$0.99
₫25,124
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.42
|
$1.83
₫46,576
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$1.38
₫35,173
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.38
|
$26.31
₫668,374
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.88
|
$4.15
₫105,520
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
Dallas
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.94
|
$36.72
₫932,959
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
|
$26.37
₫669,969
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.18
|
$92.93
₫2,361,045
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.07
|
$86.41
₫2,195,436
|
|
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