Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.1 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫50,000
|
$11.29
HUF4,021.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,500
|
$8.47
HUF3,016.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,652
|
$1.65
HUF588.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,021
|
$1.26
HUF449.40
|
|
pay 38.2% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,775
|
$1.59
HUF565.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,692
|
$4.84
HUF1,723.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,834
|
$4.13
HUF1,471.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,982
|
$2.52
HUF896.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,713
|
$2.59
HUF920.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,672
|
$0.73
HUF258.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,828
|
$0.85
HUF302.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,400
|
$0.90
HUF320.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,053
|
$1.41
HUF502.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,305
|
$0.57
HUF202.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,742
|
$0.62
HUF221.92
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,462
|
$6.74
HUF2,400.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫200,000
|
$26.82
HUF9,551.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,000,000
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,059,462.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫136,000
|
$13.04
HUF4,644.97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,895
|
$17.90
HUF6,373.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,643,497
|
$643.77
HUF229,269.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,176,471
|
$500.61
HUF178,283.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,592,477
|
$123.00
HUF43,805.37
|
|
pay 33.3% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,125,000
|
$438.86
HUF156,294.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫322,821,429
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,807,395.53
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫25,000
|
$2.82
HUF1,005.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,600
|
$2.36
HUF839.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,000
|
$6.21
HUF2,211.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫629,545
|
$51.95
HUF18,501.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,000
|
$7.76
HUF2,764.87
|
|
pay 48.9% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫811,462
|
$80.02
HUF28,496.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫686,005
|
$34.09
HUF12,141.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,121,994
|
$92.91
HUF33,086.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,390,833
|
$100.47
HUF35,780.63
|
|
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