Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 47.7% cheaper than Dubai.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.7% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 19.0% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 25.1% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 80.7% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 37.4% less in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 75.5% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 27.4% less in Hanoi
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Dubai, you would:
pay 68.7% less for restaurants
|
Dubai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$1.98
₫50,312
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$4.75
₫120,748
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
AED4.78
|
$0.44
₫11,270
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
AED4.08
|
$0.26
₫6,540
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
|
Dubai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
AED5.43
|
$1.03
₫26,155
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
AED16.07
|
$5.00
₫127,250
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.89
|
$5.30
₫134,811
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
AED11.86
|
$1.59
₫40,341
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
AED14.00
|
$1.59
₫40,541
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
AED4.06
|
$1.72
₫43,756
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
AED3.05
|
$0.46
₫11,762
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
AED3.17
|
$0.76
₫19,415
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.54
|
$0.49
₫12,384
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
AED1.92
|
$0.46
₫11,586
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.47
|
$0.54
₫13,693
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
|
Dubai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
AED11.59
|
$3.47
₫88,214
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.68
AED300.00
|
$7.91
₫201,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,487.61
AED123,000.33
|
$39,554.95
₫1,006,231,469
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.71
AED32.00
|
$5.38
₫136,847
|
|
pay 80.7% less for housing
|
Dubai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$101.47
AED372.72
|
$9.00
₫229,050
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,224.54
AED8,170.77
|
$338.66
₫8,615,171
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,400.70
AED5,144.78
|
$239.31
₫6,087,700
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.54
AED596.99
|
$58.28
₫1,482,526
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
|
Dubai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.09
AED2,846.92
|
$243.92
₫6,205,094
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,081.61
AED48,048.90
|
$12,260.72
₫311,898,214
|
|
pay 75.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dubai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$0.99
₫25,156
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.02
AED22.10
|
$1.83
₫46,635
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.53
AED24.00
|
$1.38
₫35,218
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.24
AED298.40
|
$26.31
₫669,224
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$4.15
₫105,654
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
|
Dubai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.51
AED229.62
|
$36.72
₫934,146
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.33
AED206.90
|
$26.37
₫670,821
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
AED364.17
|
$92.93
₫2,364,049
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.67
AED347.73
|
$86.41
₫2,198,229
|
|
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