Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.7 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫50,019
|
$17.10
€15.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,552
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,657
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,024
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 73.0% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,785
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,739
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,884
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,998
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,730
|
$4.34
€4.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,688
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,833
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,407
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,057
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,309
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,747
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,496
|
$7.23
€6.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫200,076
|
$118.73
€110.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,381,922
|
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫136,052
|
$18.66
€17.31
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,978
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,646,798
|
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,178,448
|
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,593,085
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,127,339
|
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫322,944,721
|
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫25,010
|
$6.02
€5.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,618
|
$3.78
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,013
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫629,786
|
$58.33
€54.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,046
|
$12.21
€11.33
|
|
pay 55.6% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫811,771
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫686,267
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,122,805
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,391,746
|
$90.97
€84.39
|
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