Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Longyearbyen, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Longyearbyen
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.98
₫50,216
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.75
₫120,518
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Longyearbyen
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.03
₫26,105
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.59
₫40,264
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Longyearbyen
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Longyearbyen
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$9.00
₫228,614
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Longyearbyen
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Longyearbyen
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.38
₫35,151
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Longyearbyen
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$36.72
₫932,367
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.37
₫669,543
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
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