Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.1 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,708
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,584
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,980
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 1.9% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,982
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,058
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,464
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,435
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,759
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,287
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,982
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,239
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,656
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,946
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫198,833
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫135,206
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 16.1% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 99.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,854
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,322
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫625,871
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫119,300
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 79.7% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
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