Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 63.7% cheaper than Seattle.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Seattle, you would:
pay 80.8% less for restaurants
Seattle
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$1.96
₫48,352
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$5.32
₫131,035
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.36
|
$0.46
₫11,268
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$0.28
₫6,790
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
Seattle
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.45
|
$1.01
₫24,926
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.65
|
$4.78
₫117,683
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
|
$5.22
₫128,457
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.67
|
$1.69
₫41,566
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.90
|
$1.68
₫41,306
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.60
₫39,332
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
$0.46
₫11,439
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$0.76
₫18,761
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$0.47
₫11,655
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$0.44
₫10,932
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.58
₫14,256
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
Seattle
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
|
$3.48
₫85,547
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$99.00
|
$7.86
₫193,410
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,656.56
|
$39,295.00
₫967,049,934
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$5.34
₫131,519
|
|
pay 82.2% less for housing
Seattle
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.24
|
$8.56
₫210,715
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,482.72
|
$339.65
₫8,358,693
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,962.80
|
$203.41
₫5,005,906
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.38
|
$62.58
₫1,540,005
|
|
pay 72.9% less for childcare
Seattle
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,030.12
|
$240.68
₫5,923,181
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$12,685.27
₫312,184,441
|
|
pay 74.6% less for entertainment and sports
Seattle
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$0.98
₫24,176
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.14
|
$1.87
₫46,032
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.50
|
$1.38
₫33,847
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.44
|
$24.74
₫608,802
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$4.72
₫116,046
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
Seattle
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.78
|
$31.89
₫784,724
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.22
|
$26.96
₫663,402
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.83
|
$83.38
₫2,052,074
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.18
|
$93.95
₫2,312,055
|
|
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