Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 38.9% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 68.9% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN39.81
|
$1.96
₫50,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN32.84
|
$5.32
₫135,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.09
|
$0.46
₫11,652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.65
|
$0.28
₫7,021
|
|
pay 11.5% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.29
|
$1.01
₫25,775
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.08
|
$4.78
₫121,692
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.18
|
$5.22
₫132,834
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.08
|
$1.69
₫42,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.49
|
$1.68
₫42,713
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.69
|
$1.60
₫40,672
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.91
|
$0.46
₫11,828
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.33
|
$0.76
₫19,400
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.39
|
$0.47
₫12,053
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.53
|
$0.44
₫11,305
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.10
|
$0.58
₫14,742
|
|
pay 31.3% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.07
|
$3.48
₫88,462
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN109.47
|
$7.86
₫200,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN121,508.04
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN31.84
|
$5.34
₫136,000
|
|
pay 66.3% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN63.19
|
$8.56
₫217,895
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,343.15
|
$339.65
₫8,643,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,326.08
|
$203.41
₫5,176,471
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN900.16
|
$62.58
₫1,592,477
|
|
pay 31.4% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,068.73
|
$240.68
₫6,125,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN54,200.88
|
$12,685.27
₫322,821,429
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN15.92
|
$0.98
₫25,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.35
|
$1.87
₫47,600
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN18.91
|
$1.38
₫35,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN165.04
|
$24.74
₫629,545
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN29.85
|
$4.72
₫120,000
|
|
pay 30.5% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN366.04
|
$31.89
₫811,462
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN166.75
|
$26.96
₫686,005
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN355.60
|
$83.38
₫2,121,994
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN413.98
|
$93.95
₫2,390,833
|
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