Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 2.3 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,708
|
$9.56
GYD1,996.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
$8.60
GYD1,797.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,584
|
$1.20
GYD249.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,980
|
$0.67
GYD139.78
|
|
pay 68.8% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
$1.69
GYD351.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,982
|
$4.95
GYD1,033.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,058
|
$13.96
GYD2,916.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
$2.71
GYD566.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,464
|
$2.62
GYD547.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,435
|
$1.79
GYD374.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,759
|
$1.02
GYD212.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,287
|
$1.06
GYD222.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,982
|
$1.14
GYD237.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,239
|
$0.61
GYD128.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,656
|
$0.88
GYD184.72
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,946
|
$3.98
GYD831.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫198,833
|
$28.68
GYD5,990.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,294,820.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫135,206
|
$29.16
GYD6,090.43
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
$65.13
GYD13,603.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
$805.17
GYD168,167.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
$258.44
GYD53,977.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
$57.98
GYD12,110.44
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
$917.10
GYD191,544.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,233,447.20
|
|
pay 80.0% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,854
|
$2.27
GYD474.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,322
|
$4.37
GYD912.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
$2.20
GYD459.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫625,871
|
$35.51
GYD7,416.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫119,300
|
$6.21
GYD1,297.96
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
$31.76
GYD6,632.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
$47.01
GYD9,817.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
$62.15
GYD12,979.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
$62.94
GYD13,146.00
|
|
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