Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 2.6 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,272
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,654
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,261
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,535
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 98.3% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,135
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,150
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,706
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,309
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,509
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,722
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,752
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,400
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,375
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,577
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,682
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 57.7% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,145
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,089
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,005,447,244
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,741
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,872
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,608,457
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,082,956
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,481,371
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,200,258
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,655,131
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,136
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,599
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,191
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫668,702
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,572
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫933,418
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫670,298
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,362,207
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,196,516
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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