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
₫50,216
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$0.39
SYP979
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$0.27
SYP672
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$0.28
SYP694
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
|
pay 83.3% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 33.7% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
|
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