Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 3.1 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,708
|
$21.22
AWG38.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,584
|
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,980
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
$2.79
AWG5.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,982
|
$6.07
AWG10.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,058
|
$6.44
AWG11.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
$4.40
AWG7.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,464
|
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,435
|
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,759
|
$1.10
AWG1.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,287
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,982
|
$2.73
AWG4.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,239
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,656
|
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,946
|
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫198,833
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫135,206
|
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
$84.13
AWG151.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
$842.21
AWG1,518.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
$673.77
AWG1,214.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
$153.99
AWG277.56
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
$214.81
AWG387.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,854
|
$3.33
AWG6.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,322
|
$2.47
AWG4.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
$8.61
AWG15.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫625,871
|
$87.89
AWG158.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫119,300
|
$11.94
AWG21.53
|
|
pay 86.0% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
$90.37
AWG162.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
$54.14
AWG97.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
$111.75
AWG201.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
$118.29
AWG213.21
|
|
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