Cost of living comparison
Managua is 44.6% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Managua instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 90.5% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,216
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 45.2% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
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pay 99.5% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 54.7% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 53.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 77.5% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
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