Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 4.9% cheaper than Roseau.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 59.2% less for restaurants
Roseau
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.96
₫49,708
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$0.46
₫11,584
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.28
₫6,980
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
Roseau
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$4.78
₫120,982
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$5.22
₫132,058
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.68
₫42,464
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.60
₫40,435
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
₫11,759
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
₫19,287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.47
₫11,982
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.44
₫11,239
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.58
₫14,656
|
|
pay 54.1% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$3.48
₫87,946
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.86
₫198,833
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$5.34
₫135,206
|
|
pay 35.1% less for housing
Roseau
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Roseau
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
|
pay 51.1% less for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.98
₫24,854
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$1.87
₫47,322
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$24.74
₫625,871
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$4.72
₫119,300
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
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