Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 42.4% cheaper than Naperville.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Naperville, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
|
Naperville
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.50
|
$1.96
₫49,860
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$5.32
₫135,122
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
|
$0.46
₫11,620
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
|
$0.28
₫7,001
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
|
Naperville
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$1.01
₫25,703
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
|
$4.78
₫121,353
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
|
$5.22
₫132,463
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
|
$1.69
₫42,862
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
|
$1.68
₫42,594
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
|
$1.60
₫40,559
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.46
₫11,795
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.76
₫19,346
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.47
₫12,019
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.44
₫11,273
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.58
₫14,701
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
|
Naperville
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.28
|
$3.48
₫88,215
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$129.00
|
$7.86
₫199,442
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$39,295.00
₫997,208,604
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.34
₫135,620
|
|
pay 73.6% less for housing
|
Naperville
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.00
|
$8.56
₫217,287
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,900.00
|
$339.65
₫8,619,369
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,775.00
|
$203.41
₫5,162,021
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.49
|
$62.58
₫1,588,032
|
|
pay 24.8% less for childcare
|
Naperville
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.00
|
$240.68
₫6,107,903
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,136.00
|
$12,685.27
₫321,920,306
|
|
pay 64.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Naperville
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
|
$0.98
₫24,930
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
|
$1.87
₫47,467
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.92
|
$1.38
₫34,902
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$24.74
₫627,788
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.50
|
$4.72
₫119,665
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
|
Naperville
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.67
|
$31.89
₫809,196
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.50
|
$26.96
₫684,091
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$83.38
₫2,116,071
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
|
$93.95
₫2,384,160
|
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