Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 46.3% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 76.8% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$2.13
₫54,290
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$5.54
₫141,153
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$0.48
₫12,333
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.29
|
$0.29
₫7,378
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$1.03
₫26,096
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.41
|
$6.19
₫157,712
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.37
|
$5.49
₫139,746
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
$1.62
₫41,359
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$1.71
₫43,602
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.53
₫38,970
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.55
₫14,129
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.79
₫20,079
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.35
|
$0.57
₫14,406
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.48
₫12,280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.65
₫16,622
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.60
|
$4.32
₫109,995
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€90.78
|
$8.53
₫217,159
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€26,876.87
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,794,308
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.66
|
$5.42
₫137,896
|
|
pay 78.6% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.58
|
$9.48
₫241,250
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,666.80
|
$379.24
₫9,654,827
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,462.20
|
$207.16
₫5,273,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€173.00
|
$57.72
₫1,469,534
|
|
pay 34.3% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,600.84
|
$242.78
₫6,180,675
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,652.84
|
$13,468.11
₫342,874,525
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$0.85
₫21,716
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$2.06
₫52,319
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.36
|
$1.49
₫38,003
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.73
|
$29.54
₫752,139
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.26
|
$4.69
₫119,437
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.32
|
$44.14
₫1,123,797
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.36
|
$35.28
₫898,248
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.39
|
$94.54
₫2,406,844
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€101.93
|
$93.36
₫2,376,683
|
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