Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 7.5% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 45.9% less for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR277.59
|
$1.98
₫50,344
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.30
|
$0.44
₫11,277
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
$0.26
₫6,545
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
Port Louis
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR272.54
|
$5.00
₫127,331
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR272.39
|
$5.30
₫134,897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.71
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.88
|
$1.59
₫40,567
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.36
|
$1.72
₫43,784
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.83
|
$0.46
₫11,769
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.92
|
$0.76
₫19,428
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.67
|
$0.49
₫12,392
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.56
|
$0.46
₫11,593
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.61
|
$0.54
₫13,701
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR277.07
|
$3.47
₫88,270
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,021.52
|
$7.91
₫201,374
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,055.64
|
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR958.94
|
$5.38
₫136,935
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
Port Louis
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.51
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,721.13
|
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,674.08
|
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.16
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,329.63
|
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,693.76
|
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR105.99
|
$0.99
₫25,172
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.87
|
$1.83
₫46,665
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR307.87
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,312.23
|
$26.31
₫669,650
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$4.15
₫105,722
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.41
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,072.65
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,273.17
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,532.93
|
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
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