Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.6 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Italy instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫50,019
|
$15.81
€14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,552
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,657
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,024
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 71.8% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,785
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,739
|
$6.81
€6.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,884
|
$5.59
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,998
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,730
|
$5.01
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,688
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,833
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,407
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,057
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,309
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,747
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,496
|
$7.33
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫200,076
|
$38.24
€35.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,381,922
|
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫136,052
|
$19.55
€18.14
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,978
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,646,798
|
$660.64
€612.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,178,448
|
$504.89
€468.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,593,085
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
|
pay 45.8% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,127,339
|
$519.28
€481.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫322,944,721
|
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫25,010
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,618
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,013
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫629,786
|
$52.41
€48.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,046
|
$9.51
€8.83
|
|
pay 47.7% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫811,771
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫686,267
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,122,805
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,391,746
|
$115.51
€107.16
|
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