Cost of living comparison
Sarande is 2.0 times more expensive than Hanoi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.5 times more in Sarande
- Groceries
-
pay 46.9% more in Sarande
- Transportation
-
pay 2.8 times more in Sarande
- Housing
-
pay 68.8% more in Sarande
- Childcare
-
pay 25.4% less in Sarande
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.4 times more in Sarande
- Clothing
-
pay 54.5% more in Sarande
The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries in Sarande are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Sarande.
If you lived in Sarande instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫51,571
|
$10.92
ALL937
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫123,771
|
$8.73
ALL749
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,552
|
$1.58
ALL136
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,704
|
$0.82
ALL70
|
|
pay 46.9% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,810
|
$1.00
ALL85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫130,435
|
$6.31
ALL542
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫138,186
|
$7.59
ALL651
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫41,351
|
$3.59
ALL308
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫41,556
|
$3.54
ALL304
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫44,851
|
$0.74
ALL63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫12,056
|
$1.15
ALL99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,901
|
$0.82
ALL70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,694
|
$0.87
ALL75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,876
|
$0.50
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫14,035
|
$0.60
ALL52
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫90,422
|
$7.84
ALL673
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫206,284
|
$21.43
ALL1,839
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,031,420,908
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,528,904
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫140,273
|
$29.47
ALL2,529
|
|
pay 68.8% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫234,784
|
$18.21
ALL1,562
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,830,839
|
$684.34
ALL58,716
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,240,096
|
$349.24
ALL29,965
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,519,639
|
$72.75
ALL6,242
|
|
pay 25.4% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,360,429
|
$257.34
ALL22,080
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫319,706,101
|
$5,375.75
ALL461,240
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,786
|
$2.73
ALL234
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫47,802
|
$1.85
ALL159
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫36,100
|
$3.82
ALL328
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫685,977
|
$84.17
ALL7,222
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫108,299
|
$8.73
ALL749
|
|
pay 54.5% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫957,531
|
$64.34
ALL5,521
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫687,614
|
$47.77
ALL4,099
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,423,229
|
$100.14
ALL8,592
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,253,258
|
$132.96
ALL11,408
|
|
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