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
SRD245.42
|
$1.98
₫50,344
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
$0.44
₫11,277
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
$0.26
₫6,545
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
$5.00
₫127,331
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
$5.30
₫134,897
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
$1.59
₫40,567
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
$1.72
₫43,784
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
$0.46
₫11,769
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
$0.76
₫19,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
$0.49
₫12,392
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
$0.46
₫11,593
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
$0.54
₫13,701
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
$3.47
₫88,270
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
$7.91
₫201,374
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
$5.38
₫136,935
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
|
pay 18.0 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
|
pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
$0.99
₫25,172
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
$1.83
₫46,665
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
$26.31
₫669,650
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
$4.15
₫105,722
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
|
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