Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 56.9% cheaper than Portland.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Portland, you would:
pay 77.5% less for restaurants
Portland
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$1.98
₫50,006
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.75
₫120,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
|
$0.44
₫11,201
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$0.26
₫6,501
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
Portland
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.04
|
$1.03
₫25,996
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.48
|
$5.00
₫126,477
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$5.30
₫133,993
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.85
|
$1.59
₫40,096
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.88
|
$1.59
₫40,295
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$1.72
₫43,491
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
|
$0.46
₫11,690
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$0.76
₫19,298
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.49
₫12,309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.46
₫11,516
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.54
₫13,609
|
|
pay 41.3% less for transportation
Portland
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
|
$3.47
₫87,679
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$7.91
₫200,025
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,680.68
|
$39,554.95
₫1,000,125,384
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.71
|
$5.38
₫136,017
|
|
pay 79.5% less for housing
Portland
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.10
|
$9.00
₫227,660
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,806.90
|
$338.66
₫8,562,892
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,519.64
|
$239.31
₫6,050,759
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.62
|
$58.28
₫1,473,530
|
|
pay 55.8% less for childcare
Portland
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,688.39
|
$243.92
₫6,167,440
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,563.20
|
$12,260.72
₫310,005,531
|
|
pay 67.7% less for entertainment and sports
Portland
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$0.99
₫25,003
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.82
|
$1.83
₫46,352
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$1.38
₫35,004
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.24
|
$26.31
₫665,163
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.38
|
$4.15
₫105,013
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
Portland
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
|
$36.72
₫928,477
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.54
|
$26.37
₫666,750
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.76
|
$92.93
₫2,349,703
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.17
|
$86.41
₫2,184,889
|
|
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