Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 26.0% cheaper than Sarande.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.0% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 14.2% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 41.6% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 38.1% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 61.4% more in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.0% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 32.5% less in Hanoi
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Sarande, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
|
Sarande
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL953
|
$1.98
₫51,197
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL762
|
$4.75
₫122,873
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL138
|
$0.44
₫11,468
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL72
|
$0.26
₫6,656
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
|
Sarande
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL87
|
$1.03
₫26,615
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL551
|
$5.00
₫129,490
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL663
|
$5.30
₫137,185
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL313
|
$1.59
₫41,051
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL309
|
$1.59
₫41,254
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL64
|
$1.72
₫44,526
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL101
|
$0.46
₫11,969
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL72
|
$0.76
₫19,757
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL76
|
$0.49
₫12,602
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL44
|
$0.46
₫11,790
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL52
|
$0.54
₫13,934
|
|
pay 41.6% less for transportation
|
Sarande
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL685
|
$3.47
₫89,767
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.43
ALL1,870
|
$7.91
₫204,789
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,572,372
|
$39,554.95
₫1,023,944,070
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,572
|
$5.38
₫139,256
|
|
pay 38.1% less for housing
|
Sarande
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,589
|
$9.00
₫233,082
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$684.34
ALL59,725
|
$338.66
₫8,766,823
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.24
ALL30,480
|
$239.31
₫6,194,862
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.75
ALL6,349
|
$58.28
₫1,508,623
|
|
pay 61.4% more for childcare
|
Sarande
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.34
ALL22,459
|
$243.92
₫6,314,322
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.75
ALL469,168
|
$12,260.72
₫317,388,530
|
|
pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sarande
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL238
|
$0.99
₫25,599
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL162
|
$1.83
₫47,456
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL333
|
$1.38
₫35,838
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.17
ALL7,346
|
$26.31
₫681,004
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL762
|
$4.15
₫107,514
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
|
Sarande
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.34
ALL5,616
|
$36.72
₫950,590
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,169
|
$26.37
₫682,629
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL8,740
|
$92.93
₫2,405,663
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.96
ALL11,604
|
$86.41
₫2,236,924
|
|
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