Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 25.2% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.9% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 44.8% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 0.6% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 44.5% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 46.0% more in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.3% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 27.5% less in Hanoi
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 61.9% less for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$1.98
₫51,757
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$4.75
₫124,216
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.44
₫11,593
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.26
₫6,728
|
|
pay 44.8% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.03
₫26,906
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$5.00
₫130,905
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$5.30
₫138,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$1.59
₫41,499
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.59
₫41,705
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.72
₫45,013
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.46
₫12,099
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.76
₫19,973
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.49
₫12,740
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.46
₫11,919
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.54
₫14,086
|
|
pay 0.6% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$3.47
₫90,748
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.91
₫207,027
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$39,554.95
₫1,035,133,233
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.38
₫140,778
|
|
pay 44.5% less for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$9.00
₫235,629
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$338.66
₫8,862,623
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$239.31
₫6,262,556
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$58.28
₫1,525,109
|
|
pay 46.0% more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$243.92
₫6,383,322
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$12,260.72
₫320,856,798
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$0.99
₫25,878
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$1.83
₫47,974
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.38
₫36,230
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$26.31
₫688,446
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$4.15
₫108,689
|
|
pay 27.5% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$36.72
₫960,977
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$26.37
₫690,089
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$92.93
₫2,431,951
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$86.41
₫2,261,368
|
|
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