Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 42.0% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.7% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 48.1% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 35.1% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 68.1% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 6.9% less in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.5% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 10.5% less in Hanoi
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 72.7% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$1.98
₫50,940
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$4.75
₫122,256
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.44
₫11,411
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.26
₫6,622
|
|
pay 48.1% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$1.03
₫26,482
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$5.00
₫128,840
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$5.30
₫136,496
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$1.59
₫40,845
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$1.59
₫41,047
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.72
₫44,303
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.46
₫11,909
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.76
₫19,658
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.49
₫12,539
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.46
₫11,731
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.54
₫13,864
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$3.47
₫89,316
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$7.91
₫203,761
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$39,554.95
₫1,018,803,855
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$5.38
₫138,557
|
|
pay 68.1% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$9.00
₫231,912
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$338.66
₫8,722,814
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$239.31
₫6,163,763
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$58.28
₫1,501,050
|
|
pay 6.9% less for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$243.92
₫6,282,624
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$12,260.72
₫315,795,235
|
|
pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$0.99
₫25,470
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$1.83
₫47,218
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$1.38
₫35,658
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$26.31
₫677,585
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$4.15
₫106,974
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$36.72
₫945,818
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$26.37
₫679,203
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$92.93
₫2,393,587
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$86.41
₫2,225,695
|
|
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