Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 64.6% cheaper than Honolulu.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Honolulu, you would:
pay 80.7% less for restaurants
Honolulu
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$1.96
₫48,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
|
$5.32
₫130,855
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
|
$0.46
₫11,253
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.28
₫6,780
|
|
pay 67.0% less for groceries
Honolulu
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.47
|
$1.01
₫24,892
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.83
|
$4.78
₫117,520
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
|
$5.22
₫128,280
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
|
$1.69
₫41,508
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.08
|
$1.68
₫41,249
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
|
$1.60
₫39,278
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.46
₫11,423
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.81
|
$0.76
₫18,735
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.41
|
$0.47
₫11,639
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.44
₫10,917
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.58
₫14,236
|
|
pay 46.4% less for transportation
Honolulu
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
|
$3.48
₫85,429
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$7.86
₫193,143
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,265.95
|
$39,295.00
₫965,716,435
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.38
|
$5.34
₫131,337
|
|
pay 83.2% less for housing
Honolulu
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.12
|
$8.56
₫210,425
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,186.00
|
$339.65
₫8,347,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,706.67
|
$203.41
₫4,999,003
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.42
|
$62.58
₫1,537,881
|
|
pay 70.1% less for childcare
Honolulu
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,375.00
|
$240.68
₫5,915,013
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$12,685.27
₫311,753,959
|
|
pay 74.5% less for entertainment and sports
Honolulu
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$0.98
₫24,143
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.12
|
$1.87
₫45,968
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$1.38
₫33,800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.27
|
$24.74
₫607,962
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$4.72
₫115,886
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
Honolulu
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.88
|
$31.89
₫783,642
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.33
|
$26.96
₫662,487
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.50
|
$83.38
₫2,049,245
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
|
$93.95
₫2,308,867
|
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