Cost of living comparison

Hanoi, Vietnam

compared to

San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

San Fernando vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

San Fernando is 82.8% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in San Fernando
Groceries: pay 74.0% more in San Fernando
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in San Fernando
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in San Fernando
Childcare: pay 44.0% less in San Fernando
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in San Fernando
Clothing: pay 16.0% more in San Fernando

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing in San Fernando are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in San Fernando.

San Fernando vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Fernando instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	San Fernando
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫51,571	$8.78 TTD59.57	+343.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫123,771	$7.31 TTD49.64	+54.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,552	$0.98 TTD6.66	+121.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,704	$0.81 TTD5.52	+216.5%
Average			+184.0%

Hanoi vs. San Fernando - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.0% more for groceries

	Hanoi	San Fernando
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,810	$2.19 TTD14.89	+113.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫130,435	$3.93 TTD26.67	-21.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫138,186	$7.57 TTD51.36	+42.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫41,351	$3.61 TTD24.49	+127.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,556	$2.99 TTD20.27	+87.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫44,851	$1.99 TTD13.51	+15.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,056	$0.93 TTD6.31	+101.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,901	$0.66 TTD4.50	-13.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,694	$2.20 TTD14.94	+352.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,876	$0.58 TTD3.97	+28.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,035	$0.43 TTD2.93	-19.9%
Average			+74.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	San Fernando
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫90,422	$3.81 TTD25.89	+10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫206,284	$43.89 TTD297.85	+454.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,031,420,908	$33,646.13 TTD228,355.41	-14.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫140,273	$7.90 TTD53.61	+46.8%
Average			+124.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Hanoi	San Fernando
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫234,784	$45.11 TTD306.13	+401.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,830,839	$420.58 TTD2,854.44	+24.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,240,096	$341.34 TTD2,316.65	+42.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,519,639	$33.56 TTD227.77	-42.4%
Average			+106.3%

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pay 44.0% less for childcare

	Hanoi	San Fernando
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,360,429	$229.27 TTD1,556.04	-6.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫319,706,101	$2,194.31 TTD14,892.74	-82.1%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	San Fernando
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,786	$1.76 TTD11.91	+77.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫47,802	$3.57 TTD24.21	+94.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫36,100	$4.68 TTD31.77	+238.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫685,977	$45.71 TTD310.27	+73.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫108,299	$8.78 TTD59.57	+111.3%
Average			+119.1%

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pay 16.0% more for clothing

	Hanoi	San Fernando
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫957,531	$43.89 TTD297.85	+19.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫687,614	$36.57 TTD248.21	+38.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,423,229	$104.84 TTD711.54	+12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,253,258	$80.46 TTD546.07	-6.9%
Average			+16.0%

Hanoi vs. San Fernando - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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