Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 36.2% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 64.1% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$1.96
₫50,019
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
$5.32
₫135,552
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$0.46
₫11,657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.28
₫7,024
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$1.01
₫25,785
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
€5.72
|
$4.78
₫121,739
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
€5.96
|
$5.22
₫132,884
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
€3.11
|
$1.69
₫42,998
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$1.68
₫42,730
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.60
₫40,688
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.46
₫11,833
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.76
₫19,407
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.47
₫12,057
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.44
₫11,309
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.58
₫14,747
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$3.48
₫88,496
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
$7.86
₫200,076
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,020.53
€25,068.30
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,381,922
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$5.34
₫136,052
|
|
pay 61.3% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.51
€27.38
|
$8.56
₫217,978
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.76
€637.14
|
$339.65
₫8,646,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$565.47
€524.62
|
$203.41
₫5,178,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.79
€144.54
|
$62.58
₫1,593,085
|
|
pay 16.9% more for childcare
Nicosia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$401.79
€372.76
|
$240.68
₫6,127,339
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,295.41
€6,768.32
|
$12,685.27
₫322,944,721
|
|
pay 64.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$0.98
₫25,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.45
|
$1.87
₫47,618
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$1.38
₫35,013
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.52
€60.79
|
$24.74
₫629,786
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$4.72
₫120,046
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.82
€73.12
|
$31.89
₫811,771
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.68
€29.39
|
$26.96
₫686,267
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.03
€77.03
|
$83.38
₫2,122,805
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.57
€89.59
|
$93.95
₫2,391,746
|
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