Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Saint John's instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,216
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Hanoi
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
?? |
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