Cost of living comparison

 Port Of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
compared to
 Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 25.1% cheaper than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants
pay 59.8% less in Hanoi
Groceries
pay 43.3% less in Hanoi
Transportation
pay 35.1% less in Hanoi
Housing
pay 41.6% less in Hanoi
Childcare
pay 83.1% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 53.9% less in Hanoi
Clothing
pay 25.2% less in Hanoi

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Hanoi. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

pay 59.8% less for restaurants

 
Port Of Spain
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.24
TTD69.50
$1.98
₫51,571
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.31
TTD49.64
$4.75
₫123,771
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.98
TTD6.66
$0.44
₫11,552

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pay 43.3% less for groceries

 
Port Of Spain
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$2.57
TTD17.46
$1.03
₫26,810
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.93
TTD26.67
$5.00
₫130,435
Milk (1 gallon) $9.37
TTD63.59
$5.30
₫138,186

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pay 35.1% less for transportation

 
Port Of Spain
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.10
TTD27.83
$3.47
₫90,422
Monthly public transit pass $96.55
TTD655.28
$7.91
₫206,284
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,646.13
TTD228,355.41
$39,554.95
₫1,031,420,908

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pay 41.6% less for housing

 
Port Of Spain
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$57.56
TTD390.69
$9.00
₫234,784
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $638.18
TTD4,331.31
$338.66
₫8,830,839
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $426.67
TTD2,895.81
$239.31
₫6,240,096

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pay 83.1% more for childcare

 
Port Of Spain
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $229.42
TTD1,557.04
$243.92
₫6,360,429
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,719.60
TTD32,031.81
$12,260.72
₫319,706,101

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pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Port Of Spain
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.76
TTD11.91
$0.99
₫25,786
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.57
TTD24.21
$1.83
₫47,802
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.85
TTD39.71
$1.38
₫36,100

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pay 25.2% less for clothing

 
Port Of Spain
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$55.89
TTD379.35
$36.72
₫957,531
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.64
TTD275.79
$26.37
₫687,614
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.84
TTD711.54
$92.93
₫2,423,229

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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