Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 3.4 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,006
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,015
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,201
|
$1.30
AED4.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,501
|
$1.11
AED4.08
|
|
pay 40.0% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,996
|
$1.48
AED5.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫126,477
|
$4.37
AED16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫133,993
|
$6.78
AED24.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,096
|
$3.23
AED11.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,295
|
$3.81
AED14.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,491
|
$1.11
AED4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,690
|
$0.83
AED3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,298
|
$0.86
AED3.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,309
|
$0.69
AED2.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,516
|
$0.52
AED1.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,609
|
$0.67
AED2.47
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫87,679
|
$3.16
AED11.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,025
|
$81.68
AED300.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,000,125,384
|
$33,487.61
AED123,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,017
|
$8.71
AED32.00
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫227,660
|
$101.47
AED372.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,562,892
|
$2,224.54
AED8,170.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,050,759
|
$1,400.70
AED5,144.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,473,530
|
$162.54
AED596.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,167,440
|
$775.09
AED2,846.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫310,005,531
|
$13,081.61
AED48,048.76
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,003
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,352
|
$6.02
AED22.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,004
|
$6.53
AED24.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫665,163
|
$81.24
AED298.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,013
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 50.0% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫928,477
|
$62.51
AED229.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫666,750
|
$56.33
AED206.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,349,703
|
$99.15
AED364.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,184,889
|
$94.67
AED347.73
|
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