Cost of living comparison
Rio De Janeiro is 60.3% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Rio De Janeiro instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,272
|
$5.84
R$33.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,654
|
$6.10
R$35.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,261
|
$1.07
R$6.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,535
|
$0.71
R$4.14
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,135
|
$1.60
R$9.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,150
|
$3.98
R$23.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,706
|
$3.87
R$22.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,309
|
$1.91
R$11.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,509
|
$1.42
R$8.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,722
|
$0.98
R$5.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,752
|
$0.68
R$3.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,400
|
$0.59
R$3.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,375
|
$0.75
R$4.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,577
|
$0.53
R$3.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,682
|
$0.52
R$3.04
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,145
|
$3.81
R$22.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,089
|
$49.64
R$287.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,005,447,244
|
$19,245.44
R$111,642.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,741
|
$7.68
R$44.56
|
|
pay 50.8% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,872
|
$19.76
R$114.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,608,457
|
$426.81
R$2,475.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,082,956
|
$306.56
R$1,778.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,481,371
|
$75.60
R$438.53
|
|
pay 51.0% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,200,258
|
$530.28
R$3,076.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,655,131
|
$10,354.19
R$60,064.67
|
|
pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,136
|
$1.74
R$10.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,599
|
$1.88
R$10.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,191
|
$1.74
R$10.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫668,702
|
$25.20
R$146.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,572
|
$6.97
R$40.42
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫933,418
|
$51.24
R$297.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫670,298
|
$41.21
R$239.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,362,207
|
$76.29
R$442.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,196,516
|
$62.18
R$360.72
|
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