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
₫50,216
|
$4.13
PYG32,336
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
$4.58
PYG35,818
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$0.88
PYG6,916
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$0.51
PYG3,953
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$0.67
PYG5,255
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$3.12
PYG24,418
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$3.15
PYG24,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$1.75
PYG13,679
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$1.46
PYG11,463
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$0.91
PYG7,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$0.43
PYG3,336
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$0.73
PYG5,743
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$0.49
PYG3,847
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$0.59
PYG4,603
|
|
pay 56.4% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 28.6% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$16.94
PYG132,549
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$425.89
PYG3,333,060
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$339.02
PYG2,653,182
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
$34.20
PYG267,654
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
$179.26
PYG1,402,870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,246,279
|
|
pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$1.33
PYG10,447
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$2.00
PYG15,636
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$1.27
PYG9,949
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$26.82
PYG209,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$5.09
PYG39,798
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
|
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