Cost of living comparison
Ajman is 2.7 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Ajman instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 90.0% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Ajman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,860
|
$6.26
AED23.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,122
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,620
|
$0.71
AED2.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,001
|
$0.36
AED1.33
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Ajman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,703
|
$1.05
AED3.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,353
|
$3.23
AED11.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,463
|
$6.53
AED23.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,862
|
$1.97
AED7.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,594
|
$2.76
AED10.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,559
|
$0.92
AED3.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,795
|
$0.64
AED2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,346
|
$0.66
AED2.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,019
|
$0.61
AED2.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,273
|
$0.39
AED1.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,701
|
$0.34
AED1.25
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Ajman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,215
|
$3.38
AED12.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫199,442
|
$59.22
AED217.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫997,208,604
|
$45,419.82
AED166,827.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫135,620
|
$10.42
AED38.26
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Ajman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,287
|
$102.39
AED376.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,619,369
|
$1,524.64
AED5,600.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,162,021
|
$1,061.80
AED3,900.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,588,032
|
$108.72
AED399.34
|
|
pay 42.8% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Ajman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,107,903
|
$585.35
AED2,150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫321,920,306
|
$5,372.54
AED19,733.33
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Ajman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,930
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,467
|
$3.95
AED14.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,902
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫627,788
|
$53.09
AED195.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫119,665
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 56.5% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Ajman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫809,196
|
$58.08
AED213.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫684,091
|
$68.06
AED250.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,116,071
|
$86.21
AED316.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,384,160
|
$82.58
AED303.33
|
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