Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 36.9% more expensive than Valencia.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Valencia, you would:
pay 62.8% less for restaurants
|
Valencia
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
VEF79.80
|
$1.96
₫49,860
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
VEF89.77
|
$5.32
₫135,122
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
VEF12.47
|
$0.46
₫11,620
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$0.28
₫7,001
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
|
Valencia
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
VEF19.95
|
$1.01
₫25,703
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.32
VEF23.11
|
$4.78
₫121,353
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$5.22
₫132,463
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
VEF21.93
|
$1.69
₫42,862
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
VEF28.25
|
$1.68
₫42,594
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$1.60
₫40,559
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$0.46
₫11,795
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
VEF7.01
|
$0.76
₫19,346
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$0.47
₫12,019
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
VEF6.36
|
$0.44
₫11,273
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.58
₫14,701
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
|
Valencia
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$3.48
₫88,215
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.50
VEF573.53
|
$7.86
₫199,442
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
VEF249,362.52
|
$39,295.00
₫997,208,604
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.75
VEF197.00
|
$5.34
₫135,620
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Valencia
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
VEF374.04
|
$8.56
₫217,287
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$152.50
VEF1,521.11
|
$339.65
₫8,619,369
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$127.50
VEF1,271.75
|
$203.41
₫5,162,021
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
$62.58
₫1,588,032
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Valencia
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.67
VEF664.97
|
$240.68
₫6,107,903
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$12,685.27
₫321,920,306
|
|
pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Valencia
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
VEF9.97
|
$0.98
₫24,930
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
VEF21.20
|
$1.87
₫47,467
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
VEF29.92
|
$1.38
₫34,902
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
VEF398.98
|
$24.74
₫627,788
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
VEF49.87
|
$4.72
₫119,665
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Valencia
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.75
VEF406.46
|
$31.89
₫809,196
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
VEF349.11
|
$26.96
₫684,091
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.75
VEF785.49
|
$83.38
₫2,116,071
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.00
VEF698.22
|
$93.95
₫2,384,160
|
|
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