Cost of living comparison
Rasht is 15.2% cheaper than Hanoi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0 times more in Rasht
- Groceries
-
pay 46.6% less in Rasht
- Transportation
-
pay 5.1% less in Rasht
- Housing
-
pay 47.5% less in Rasht
- Childcare
-
pay 67.6% less in Rasht
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 28.6% less in Rasht
- Clothing
-
pay 15.5% less in Rasht
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Rasht. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Rasht.
If you lived in Rasht instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Rasht
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,459
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫121,102
|
$4.50
IRR190,125
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,303
|
$0.44
IRR18,731
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,560
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 46.6% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Rasht
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,232
|
$0.50
IRR21,125
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,623
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫135,207
|
$2.17
IRR91,482
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,459
|
$1.26
IRR53,235
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,660
|
$1.14
IRR48,294
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,884
|
$0.32
IRR13,607
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,796
|
$0.57
IRR24,147
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,472
|
$0.31
IRR13,175
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,421
|
$0.20
IRR8,432
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,620
|
$0.24
IRR10,013
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,733
|
$0.18
IRR7,666
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Rasht
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,473
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,837
|
$11.00
IRR464,750
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,009,183,949
|
$42,500.00
IRR1,795,625,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫137,249
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 47.5% less for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Rasht
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫229,722
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,640,450
|
$213.33
IRR9,013,333
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,105,563
|
$203.33
IRR8,590,833
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,486,876
|
$10.32
IRR436,169
|
|
pay 67.6% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Rasht
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,223,301
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫312,813,385
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Rasht
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,230
|
$0.75
IRR31,688
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,772
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,321
|
$1.30
IRR54,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫671,187
|
$21.33
IRR901,333
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,964
|
$1.00
IRR42,250
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Rasht
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫936,887
|
$16.00
IRR676,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫672,789
|
$25.00
IRR1,056,250
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,370,986
|
$110.00
IRR4,647,500
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,204,679
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
|
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