Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 60.2% cheaper than San Diego.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of San Diego, you would:
pay 79.9% less for restaurants
|
San Diego
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$1.96
₫49,678
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.32
₫134,626
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$0.46
₫11,577
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$0.28
₫6,976
|
|
pay 48.4% less for groceries
|
San Diego
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.05
|
$1.01
₫25,609
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.98
|
$4.78
₫120,908
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
|
$5.22
₫131,977
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.19
|
$1.69
₫42,705
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
$1.68
₫42,438
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$1.60
₫40,410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.46
₫11,752
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.76
₫19,275
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.47
₫11,975
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.44
₫11,232
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.58
₫14,647
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
|
San Diego
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
|
$3.48
₫87,892
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.00
|
$7.86
₫198,711
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$39,295.00
₫993,552,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.67
|
$5.34
₫135,123
|
|
pay 85.7% less for housing
|
San Diego
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.13
|
$8.56
₫216,490
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,785.55
|
$339.65
₫8,587,770
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,355.05
|
$203.41
₫5,143,096
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.36
|
$62.58
₫1,582,210
|
|
pay 58.4% less for childcare
|
San Diego
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,713.33
|
$240.68
₫6,085,510
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,333.33
|
$12,685.27
₫320,740,103
|
|
pay 77.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Diego
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$0.98
₫24,839
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
|
$1.87
₫47,293
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.53
|
$1.38
₫34,774
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$89.62
|
$24.74
₫625,487
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$4.72
₫119,226
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
|
San Diego
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.93
|
$31.89
₫806,230
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.11
|
$26.96
₫681,583
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.05
|
$83.38
₫2,108,313
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.17
|
$93.95
₫2,375,419
|
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