Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 48.7% cheaper than Salt Lake City.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Salt Lake City, you would:
pay 77.9% less for restaurants
|
Salt Lake City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
|
$1.98
₫50,006
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
|
$4.75
₫120,015
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
|
$0.44
₫11,201
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
|
$0.26
₫6,501
|
|
pay 43.6% less for groceries
|
Salt Lake City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
|
$1.03
₫25,996
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.53
|
$5.00
₫126,477
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$5.30
₫133,993
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
|
$1.59
₫40,096
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.11
|
$1.59
₫40,295
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.72
₫43,491
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.46
₫11,690
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.76
₫19,298
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$0.49
₫12,309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.46
₫11,516
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.54
₫13,609
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
|
Salt Lake City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.84
|
$3.47
₫87,679
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$89.00
|
$7.91
₫200,025
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,050.00
|
$39,554.95
₫1,000,125,384
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.93
|
$5.38
₫136,017
|
|
pay 76.3% less for housing
|
Salt Lake City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.44
|
$9.00
₫227,660
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,664.75
|
$338.66
₫8,562,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,361.67
|
$239.31
₫6,050,759
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.40
|
$58.28
₫1,473,530
|
|
pay 15.6% less for childcare
|
Salt Lake City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,073.33
|
$243.92
₫6,167,440
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,400.00
|
$12,260.72
₫310,005,531
|
|
pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Salt Lake City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$0.99
₫25,003
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$1.83
₫46,352
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.89
|
$1.38
₫35,004
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.75
|
$26.31
₫665,163
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$4.15
₫105,013
|
|
pay 30.3% less for clothing
|
Salt Lake City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.55
|
$36.72
₫928,477
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$26.37
₫666,750
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.00
|
$92.93
₫2,349,703
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.12
|
$86.41
₫2,184,889
|
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