Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 36.5% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,344
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,277
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,545
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,331
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,897
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,567
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,784
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,769
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,428
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,392
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,593
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,701
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,270
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,374
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,935
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 83.3% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,172
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,665
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫669,650
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,722
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 33.7% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
|
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