Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 15.4% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 75.3% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,248
|
$4.13
PYG32,288
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,594
|
$4.58
PYG35,765
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,255
|
$0.88
PYG6,906
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,532
|
$0.51
PYG3,947
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,122
|
$0.67
PYG5,247
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,088
|
$3.12
PYG24,381
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,640
|
$3.15
PYG24,611
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,289
|
$1.75
PYG13,659
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,489
|
$1.46
PYG11,446
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,701
|
$0.91
PYG7,142
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,747
|
$0.32
PYG2,531
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,391
|
$0.43
PYG3,331
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,368
|
$0.73
PYG5,734
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,571
|
$0.49
PYG3,842
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,675
|
$0.59
PYG4,596
|
|
pay 56.4% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,102
|
$3.51
PYG27,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,991
|
$25.43
PYG198,693
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,953,032
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,235,442
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,674
|
$8.90
PYG69,543
|
|
pay 28.6% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,759
|
$16.94
PYG132,352
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,604,225
|
$425.89
PYG3,328,109
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,079,966
|
$339.02
PYG2,649,241
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,480,643
|
$34.20
PYG267,256
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,197,210
|
$179.26
PYG1,400,786
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,501,942
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,201,346
|
|
pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,124
|
$1.33
PYG10,431
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,576
|
$2.00
PYG15,613
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,173
|
$1.27
PYG9,935
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫668,374
|
$26.82
PYG209,621
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,520
|
$5.09
PYG39,739
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,959
|
$50.60
PYG395,399
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,969
|
$31.53
PYG246,379
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,361,045
|
$70.98
PYG554,685
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,195,436
|
$50.85
PYG397,386
|
|
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