Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 64.4% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,344
|
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,277
|
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,545
|
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,331
|
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,897
|
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,567
|
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,784
|
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,769
|
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,428
|
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,392
|
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,593
|
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,701
|
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
|
pay 52.7% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,270
|
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,374
|
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,935
|
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
|
pay 86.7% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
|
pay 38.1% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
|
pay 74.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,172
|
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,665
|
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫669,650
|
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,722
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
pay 54.1% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
|
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