Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 69.0% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,216
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
$8.49
ARS8,466.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$1.47
ARS1,465.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$1.08
ARS1,081.51
|
|
pay 31.4% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$2.16
ARS2,149.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$5.19
ARS5,178.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$5.04
ARS5,026.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$2.31
ARS2,300.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$2.80
ARS2,794.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$0.92
ARS921.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$0.87
ARS872.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$0.61
ARS604.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$1.00
ARS996.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$0.43
ARS425.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$0.51
ARS503.95
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$3.50
ARS3,495.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,185,473.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
$7.35
ARS7,329.60
|
|
pay 62.5% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$23.79
ARS23,728.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$513.68
ARS512,251.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$357.39
ARS356,400.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
$49.23
ARS49,096.90
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
$216.50
ARS215,899.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,464,452.21
|
|
pay 48.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$1.80
ARS1,794.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$2.98
ARS2,975.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$2.40
ARS2,393.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$27.22
ARS27,143.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$5.00
ARS4,986.12
|
|
pay 97.0% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$89.58
ARS89,326.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$74.73
ARS74,521.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$114.08
ARS113,760.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$119.22
ARS118,887.13
|
|
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