Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 55.5% cheaper than Long Beach.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Long Beach, you would:
pay 79.4% less for restaurants
|
Long Beach
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$1.96
₫48,352
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.32
₫131,035
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$0.46
₫11,268
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$0.28
₫6,790
|
|
pay 46.1% less for groceries
|
Long Beach
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.97
|
$1.01
₫24,926
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.98
|
$4.78
₫117,683
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.11
|
$5.22
₫128,457
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
|
$1.69
₫41,566
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
$1.68
₫41,306
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$1.60
₫39,332
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.46
₫11,439
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.76
₫18,761
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.47
₫11,655
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.44
₫10,932
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.58
₫14,256
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
|
Long Beach
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
|
$3.48
₫85,547
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
|
$7.86
₫193,410
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,499.50
|
$39,295.00
₫967,049,934
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.30
|
$5.34
₫131,519
|
|
pay 76.4% less for housing
|
Long Beach
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.75
|
$8.56
₫210,715
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,325.00
|
$339.65
₫8,358,693
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,140.00
|
$203.41
₫5,005,906
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.67
|
$62.58
₫1,540,005
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
|
Long Beach
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
|
$240.68
₫5,923,181
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,333.33
|
$12,685.27
₫312,184,441
|
|
pay 71.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Long Beach
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.25
|
$0.98
₫24,176
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
|
$1.87
₫46,032
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$1.38
₫33,847
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.66
|
$24.74
₫608,802
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$4.72
₫116,046
|
|
pay 24.8% less for clothing
|
Long Beach
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$31.89
₫784,724
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.75
|
$26.96
₫663,402
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.83
|
$83.38
₫2,052,074
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.25
|
$93.95
₫2,312,055
|
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