Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 42.6% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 27.0% less for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.170
|
$1.98
₫50,216
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.110
|
$0.44
₫11,248
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$0.26
₫6,528
|
|
pay 95.9% more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.350
|
$5.00
₫127,007
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.440
|
$5.30
₫134,555
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.910
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.570
|
$1.59
₫40,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.730
|
$1.72
₫43,673
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.890
|
$0.46
₫11,739
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
$0.76
₫19,378
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$0.49
₫12,361
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$0.46
₫11,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.54
₫13,667
|
|
pay 23.5% more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.680
|
$3.47
₫88,046
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.490
|
$7.91
₫200,863
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND121,687.950
|
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.210
|
$5.38
₫136,587
|
|
pay 14.2% more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.580
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND806.840
|
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND551.200
|
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND125.640
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND308.120
|
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,266.040
|
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.830
|
$0.99
₫25,108
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.070
|
$1.83
₫46,546
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.140
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.030
|
$26.31
₫667,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.210
|
$4.15
₫105,453
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.130
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND168.600
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND292.520
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.240
|
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
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