Cost of living comparison
Saitama is 64.4% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Saitama instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫48,663
|
$6.42
¥956
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫131,876
|
$4.02
¥597
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,340
|
$0.88
¥131
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,833
|
$0.69
¥102
|
|
pay 61.7% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,086
|
$1.46
¥218
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫118,437
|
$5.56
¥827
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫129,280
|
$5.24
¥780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫41,832
|
$2.13
¥317
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫41,571
|
$1.80
¥267
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫39,584
|
$1.49
¥222
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,512
|
$1.05
¥156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫18,881
|
$1.24
¥184
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,730
|
$1.76
¥262
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,003
|
$1.04
¥155
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,347
|
$0.55
¥82
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫86,096
|
$4.21
¥625
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫194,650
|
$25.70
¥3,822
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫973,251,131
|
$21,471.04
¥3,193,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫132,362
|
$23.77
¥3,535
|
|
pay 93.8% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫212,066
|
$33.30
¥4,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,412,293
|
$385.48
¥57,330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,038,006
|
$224.86
¥33,442
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,549,880
|
$101.47
¥15,091
|
|
pay 17.9% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫5,961,163
|
$175.61
¥26,117
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫314,186,321
|
$11,564.30
¥1,719,900
|
|
pay 87.7% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,331
|
$2.09
¥311
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫46,327
|
$2.46
¥366
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,064
|
$3.82
¥569
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫612,706
|
$35.34
¥5,255
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫116,790
|
$8.19
¥1,218
|
|
pay 21.7% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫789,756
|
$21.52
¥3,201
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫667,656
|
$22.49
¥3,344
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,065,233
|
$49.79
¥7,405
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,326,881
|
$96.37
¥14,332
|
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