Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 5.4% cheaper than Roseau.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 64.7% less for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.98
₫50,216
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$0.44
₫11,248
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.26
₫6,528
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$5.00
₫127,007
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$5.30
₫134,555
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$1.59
₫40,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.72
₫43,673
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$0.46
₫11,739
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$0.76
₫19,378
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$0.49
₫12,361
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.46
₫11,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$0.54
₫13,667
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$3.47
₫88,046
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$7.91
₫200,863
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$5.38
₫136,587
|
|
pay 23.1% less for housing
|
Roseau
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
|
pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.99
₫25,108
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$1.83
₫46,546
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$26.31
₫667,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$4.15
₫105,453
|
|
pay 26.3% less for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
|
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