Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 23.2% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 60.9% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
$1.98
₫50,344
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
$0.44
₫11,277
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
$0.26
₫6,545
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$5.00
₫127,331
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
$5.30
₫134,897
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
$1.59
₫40,567
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$1.72
₫43,784
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.46
₫11,769
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$0.76
₫19,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$0.49
₫12,392
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.46
₫11,593
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.54
₫13,701
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
$3.47
₫88,270
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$7.91
₫201,374
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
$5.38
₫136,935
|
|
pay 57.6% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
|
pay 82.9% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
|
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$0.99
₫25,172
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
$1.83
₫46,665
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
$26.31
₫669,650
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
$4.15
₫105,722
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
|
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