Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 45.7% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$1.96
₫50,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.86
|
$5.32
₫135,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.79
|
$0.46
₫11,652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.28
₫7,021
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
$1.01
₫25,775
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$4.78
₫121,692
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.62
|
$5.22
₫132,834
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
$1.69
₫42,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.21
|
$1.68
₫42,713
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.60
₫40,672
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.46
₫11,828
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.76
₫19,400
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.47
₫12,053
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.44
₫11,305
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.58
₫14,742
|
|
pay 40.3% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.91
|
$3.48
₫88,462
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€39.82
|
$7.86
₫200,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.16
|
$5.34
₫136,000
|
|
pay 69.7% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.41
|
$8.56
₫217,895
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,330.55
|
$339.65
₫8,643,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€927.91
|
$203.41
₫5,176,471
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€100.73
|
$62.58
₫1,592,477
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€535.30
|
$240.68
₫6,125,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,426.21
|
$12,685.27
₫322,821,429
|
|
pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$0.98
₫25,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.29
|
$1.87
₫47,600
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$1.38
₫35,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.34
|
$24.74
₫629,545
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.96
|
$4.72
₫120,000
|
|
pay 27.3% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€78.53
|
$31.89
₫811,462
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.57
|
$26.96
₫686,005
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.14
|
$83.38
₫2,121,994
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€98.87
|
$93.95
₫2,390,833
|
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