Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 60.1% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 76.6% less for restaurants
|
Saint Helier
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.28
|
$1.96
₫49,708
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.83
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.20
|
$0.46
₫11,584
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.77
|
$0.28
₫6,980
|
|
pay 46.7% less for groceries
|
Saint Helier
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.57
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.25
|
$4.78
₫120,982
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.81
|
$5.22
₫132,058
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.18
|
$1.68
₫42,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.51
|
$1.60
₫40,435
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.66
|
$0.46
₫11,759
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.39
|
$0.76
₫19,287
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.11
|
$0.47
₫11,982
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.84
|
$0.44
₫11,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.72
|
$0.58
₫14,656
|
|
pay 49.1% less for transportation
|
Saint Helier
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.45
|
$3.48
₫87,946
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£50.76
|
$7.86
₫198,833
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,573.70
|
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£31.90
|
$5.34
₫135,206
|
|
pay 74.6% less for housing
|
Saint Helier
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£49.78
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,439.80
|
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,305.58
|
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£83.74
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
|
pay 60.1% less for childcare
|
Saint Helier
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,549.62
|
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,498.88
|
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
|
pay 74.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Helier
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.37
|
$0.98
₫24,854
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.68
|
$1.87
₫47,322
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.01
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£59.06
|
$24.74
₫625,871
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.69
|
$4.72
₫119,300
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
|
Saint Helier
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£73.21
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£41.97
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£76.87
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£95.17
|
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
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