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
₫50,344
|
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
$8.49
ARS8,675.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,277
|
$1.47
ARS1,501.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,545
|
$1.08
ARS1,108.26
|
|
pay 31.4% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
$2.16
ARS2,202.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,331
|
$5.19
ARS5,306.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,897
|
$5.04
ARS5,150.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
$2.31
ARS2,357.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,567
|
$2.80
ARS2,864.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,784
|
$0.92
ARS944.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,769
|
$0.87
ARS893.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,428
|
$0.61
ARS619.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,392
|
$1.00
ARS1,021.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,593
|
$0.43
ARS436.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,701
|
$0.51
ARS516.42
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,270
|
$3.50
ARS3,581.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,374
|
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,758,884.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,935
|
$7.35
ARS7,510.87
|
|
pay 62.5% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
$23.79
ARS24,315.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
$513.68
ARS524,920.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
$357.39
ARS365,214.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
$49.23
ARS50,311.14
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
$216.50
ARS221,238.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,574,864.66
|
|
pay 48.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,172
|
$1.80
ARS1,839.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,665
|
$2.98
ARS3,049.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
$2.40
ARS2,452.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫669,650
|
$27.22
ARS27,814.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,722
|
$5.00
ARS5,109.44
|
|
pay 97.0% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
$89.58
ARS91,535.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
$74.73
ARS76,364.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
$114.08
ARS116,573.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
$119.22
ARS121,827.38
|
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