Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 17.4% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 72.3% less for restaurants
|
Port-au-prince
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,577.21
|
$1.96
₫49,708
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,496.50
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG205.69
|
$0.46
₫11,584
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG197.15
|
$0.28
₫6,980
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG328.59
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG657.17
|
$4.78
₫120,982
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG746.30
|
$5.22
₫132,058
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG367.40
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG907.99
|
$1.68
₫42,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG298.09
|
$1.60
₫40,435
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.54
|
$0.46
₫11,759
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.62
|
$0.76
₫19,287
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.62
|
$0.47
₫11,982
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG298.09
|
$0.44
₫11,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG166.93
|
$0.58
₫14,656
|
|
pay 18.5% more for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG263.77
|
$3.48
₫87,946
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,628.68
|
$7.86
₫198,833
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,600,192.52
|
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG470.53
|
$5.34
₫135,206
|
|
pay 63.2% less for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,815.53
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG119,605.01
|
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG116,976.32
|
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,050.84
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,143.41
|
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG902,663.15
|
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
|
pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG657.17
|
$0.98
₫24,854
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG216.56
|
$1.87
₫47,322
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG262.87
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,140.13
|
$24.74
₫625,871
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,314.34
|
$4.72
₫119,300
|
|
pay 48.0% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,514.73
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,857.56
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,772.09
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,715.11
|
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
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