Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 46.1% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 82.8% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK2,985
|
$1.96
₫50,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,388
|
$5.32
₫135,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK401
|
$0.46
₫11,652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK287
|
$0.28
₫7,021
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK510
|
$1.01
₫25,775
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,059
|
$4.78
₫121,692
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK852
|
$5.22
₫132,834
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK818
|
$1.69
₫42,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,227
|
$1.68
₫42,713
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK211
|
$1.60
₫40,672
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK134
|
$0.46
₫11,828
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK174
|
$0.76
₫19,400
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK308
|
$0.47
₫12,053
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK196
|
$0.44
₫11,305
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.58
₫14,742
|
|
pay 57.6% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,186
|
$3.48
₫88,462
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,254
|
$7.86
₫200,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,761,254
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,222
|
$5.34
₫136,000
|
|
pay 65.0% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,466
|
$8.56
₫217,895
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK257,791
|
$339.65
₫8,643,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK230,418
|
$203.41
₫5,176,471
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,911
|
$62.58
₫1,592,477
|
|
pay 56.0% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK33,240
|
$240.68
₫6,125,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK827,538
|
$12,685.27
₫322,821,429
|
|
pay 74.4% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,493
|
$0.98
₫25,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK704
|
$1.87
₫47,600
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,642
|
$1.38
₫35,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK9,058
|
$24.74
₫629,545
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK1,990
|
$4.72
₫120,000
|
|
pay 48.6% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,374
|
$31.89
₫811,462
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK6,015
|
$26.96
₫686,005
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,564
|
$83.38
₫2,121,994
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK24,153
|
$93.95
₫2,390,833
|
|
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