| Los Angeles | Hanoi | |
| Mid range bottle of wine | USD 11.00 | USD 11.32 |
| Coke bottle | USD 1.51 | USD 0.51 |
| Combo meal at McDonalds | USD 6.47 | USD 3.77 |
| One-way ticket (local transport) | USD 1.50 | USD 0.24 |
| Utilities (Electricity, Heating, ...) for medium apartment | USD 115.73 | USD 45.85 |