Cost of living comparison

Hanoi, Vietnam

compared to

Haiti

Haiti vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Haiti is 2.8 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 4.7 times more in Haiti
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Haiti
Transportation: pay 16.4% more in Haiti
Housing: pay 6.5 times more in Haiti
Childcare: pay 51.5% less in Haiti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Haiti
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Haiti

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Haiti are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Haiti.

Haiti vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Haiti instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 4.7 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Haiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫51,352	$12.00 HTG1,572.42	+506.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫123,245	$11.39 HTG1,491.96	+139.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,503	$2.00 HTG262.07	+351.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,676	$1.50 HTG196.55	+483.4%
Average			+370.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Hanoi	Haiti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,696	$2.50 HTG327.59	+143.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫129,882	$5.00 HTG655.18
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫137,600	$5.68 HTG744.03	+7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫41,175	$2.80 HTG366.28	+76.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,379	$6.91 HTG905.23	+333.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫44,661	$2.27 HTG297.18	+31.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,005	$0.54 HTG71.32	+17.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,817	$0.45 HTG59.44	-40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,640	$0.45 HTG59.44	-6.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,826	$2.27 HTG297.18	+398.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,976	$1.27 HTG166.42	+136.0%
Average			+109.6%

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pay 16.4% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Haiti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫90,038	$2.01 HTG262.97	-42.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫205,409	$20.00 HTG2,620.71	+152.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,027,044,246	$35,000.00 HTG4,586,233.82	-11.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫139,678	$3.58 HTG469.11	-33.5%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 6.5 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Haiti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫233,788	$165.98 HTG21,749.33	+1743.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,793,366	$910.00 HTG119,242.08	+168.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,213,618	$890.00 HTG116,621.37	+271.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,513,191	$76.47 HTG10,020.34	+31.2%
Average			+553.8%

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pay 51.5% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Haiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,333,440	$100.00 HTG13,103.53	-59.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫318,349,481	$6,867.80 HTG899,924.13	-44.0%
Average			-51.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Haiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,676	$5.00 HTG655.18	+405.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫47,600	$1.65 HTG215.90	-10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,947	$2.00 HTG262.07	+44.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫683,066	$69.54 HTG9,112.40	+164.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫107,840	$10.00 HTG1,310.35	+140.8%
Average			+149.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Hanoi	Haiti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫953,468	$80.00 HTG10,482.82	+117.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫684,696	$75.00 HTG9,827.64	+184.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,412,947	$120.00 HTG15,724.23	+29.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,243,697	$150.00 HTG19,655.29	+73.6%
Average			+101.2%

Hanoi vs. Haiti - Cost of clothing

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