Cost of living comparison
Peru is 38.0% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Peru instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 76.0% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,344
|
$3.74
PEN13.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
$5.76
PEN21.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,277
|
$0.93
PEN3.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,545
|
$0.47
PEN1.74
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
$2.12
PEN7.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,331
|
$3.22
PEN11.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,897
|
$4.63
PEN17.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
$2.67
PEN9.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,567
|
$2.40
PEN8.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,784
|
$0.71
PEN2.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,769
|
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,428
|
$0.44
PEN1.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,392
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,593
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,701
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 80.6% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,270
|
$5.19
PEN19.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,374
|
$17.61
PEN65.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
$20,522.48
PEN76,114.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,935
|
$16.04
PEN59.49
|
|
pay 58.9% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
$28.54
PEN105.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
$324.84
PEN1,204.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
$239.27
PEN887.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
$37.17
PEN137.85
|
|
pay 48.5% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
$170.53
PEN632.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,109.26
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,172
|
$2.47
PEN9.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,665
|
$2.84
PEN10.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
$5.40
PEN20.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫669,650
|
$32.14
PEN119.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,722
|
$5.04
PEN18.68
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
$42.67
PEN158.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
$26.03
PEN96.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
$66.63
PEN247.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
$62.87
PEN233.16
|
|
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