Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 34.5% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 71.2% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$2.13
₫54,290
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$5.54
₫141,153
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$0.48
₫12,333
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.29
₫7,378
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.03
₫26,096
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$6.19
₫157,712
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.62
|
$5.49
₫139,746
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
$1.62
₫41,359
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.47
|
$1.71
₫43,602
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.53
₫38,970
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.55
₫14,129
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.79
₫20,079
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.57
₫14,406
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.48
₫12,280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.65
₫16,622
|
|
pay 33.4% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.90
|
$4.32
₫109,995
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.08
|
$8.53
₫217,159
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,692.63
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,794,308
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.65
|
$5.42
₫137,896
|
|
pay 66.5% less for housing
Madrid
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.72
|
$9.48
₫241,250
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,015.58
|
$379.24
₫9,654,827
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€757.31
|
$207.16
₫5,273,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.03
|
$57.72
₫1,469,534
|
|
pay 6.2% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€491.22
|
$242.78
₫6,180,675
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,812.92
|
$13,468.11
₫342,874,525
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$0.85
₫21,716
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.01
|
$2.06
₫52,319
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
$1.49
₫38,003
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.70
|
$29.54
₫752,139
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$4.69
₫119,437
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.58
|
$44.14
₫1,123,797
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.48
|
$35.28
₫898,248
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.32
|
$94.54
₫2,406,844
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€87.40
|
$93.36
₫2,376,683
|
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