Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 17.1% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 53.6% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.98
₫50,344
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.44
₫11,277
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.26
₫6,545
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.00
₫127,331
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.30
₫134,897
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.59
₫40,567
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.72
₫43,784
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.46
₫11,769
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
₫19,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.49
₫12,392
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.46
₫11,593
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.54
₫13,701
|
|
pay 50.4% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.47
₫88,270
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.91
₫201,374
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$5.38
₫136,935
|
|
pay 72.2% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$0.99
₫25,172
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.83
₫46,665
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$26.31
₫669,650
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.15
₫105,722
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
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