Cost of living comparison
Long Beach is 4.1 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Long Beach instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 6.7 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫48,352
|
$18.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫131,035
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,268
|
$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,790
|
$2.53
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫24,926
|
$3.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫117,683
|
$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫128,457
|
$4.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫41,566
|
$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫41,306
|
$6.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫39,332
|
$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,439
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫18,761
|
$1.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,655
|
$2.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫10,932
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,256
|
$1.00
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫85,547
|
$5.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫193,410
|
$69.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫967,049,934
|
$25,499.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫131,519
|
$20.30
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫210,715
|
$67.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,358,693
|
$2,325.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,005,906
|
$2,140.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,540,005
|
$108.67
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫5,923,181
|
$1,200.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫312,184,441
|
$18,333.33
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,176
|
$7.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫46,032
|
$5.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫33,847
|
$9.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫608,802
|
$52.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫116,046
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 39.1% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫784,724
|
$47.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫663,402
|
$48.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,052,074
|
$84.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,312,055
|
$117.25
|
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