Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 3.2 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 60.1% less for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD246.18
|
$1.98
₫50,216
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
$0.44
₫11,248
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
$0.26
₫6,528
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
$5.00
₫127,007
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
$5.30
₫134,555
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
$1.59
₫40,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
$1.72
₫43,673
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
$0.46
₫11,739
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
$0.76
₫19,378
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
$0.49
₫12,361
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
$0.46
₫11,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
$0.54
₫13,667
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
$3.47
₫88,046
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
$7.91
₫200,863
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
$5.38
₫136,587
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
|
pay 18.0 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
|
pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
$0.99
₫25,108
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
$1.83
₫46,546
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
$26.31
₫667,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
$4.15
₫105,453
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
|
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