Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 20.5% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 57.3% less for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
$1.96
₫49,708
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$0.46
₫11,584
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
$0.28
₫6,980
|
|
pay 41.5% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
$4.78
₫120,982
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
$5.22
₫132,058
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
$1.68
₫42,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
$1.60
₫40,435
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
$0.46
₫11,759
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
$0.76
₫19,287
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
$0.47
₫11,982
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
$0.44
₫11,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
$0.58
₫14,656
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
$3.48
₫87,946
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
$7.86
₫198,833
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
$5.34
₫135,206
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
|
pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$0.98
₫24,854
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
$1.87
₫47,322
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
$24.74
₫625,871
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
$4.72
₫119,300
|
|
pay 33.4% less for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
|
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