Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 10.0% cheaper than Hanoi.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 31.2% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,216
|
$5.63
LYD27.600
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
$4.10
LYD20.070
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$2.57
LYD12.610
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$4.05
LYD19.820
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$1.59
LYD7.780
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$0.36
LYD1.750
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
|
pay 25.4% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
$22.74
LYD111.410
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
$14,851.83
LYD72,755.750
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
$9.32
LYD45.660
|
|
pay 2.7% less for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$20.49
LYD100.350
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$210.71
LYD1,032.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$130.23
LYD637.960
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
$26.36
LYD129.140
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
$72.27
LYD354.020
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$1,170.59
LYD5,734.440
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$2.15
LYD10.540
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$26.63
LYD130.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$5.12
LYD25.090
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$30.22
LYD148.020
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$39.67
LYD194.350
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$52.09
LYD255.180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$67.60
LYD331.160
|
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