Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 40.8% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Athens, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.84
|
$1.96
₫48,765
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.91
|
$5.32
₫132,154
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.94
|
$0.46
₫11,364
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.28
₫6,847
|
|
pay 19.7% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.01
₫25,139
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.29
|
$4.78
₫118,687
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.83
|
$5.22
₫129,553
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.31
|
$1.69
₫41,920
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.60
|
$1.68
₫41,659
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.79
|
$1.60
₫39,668
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$0.46
₫11,536
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.55
|
$0.76
₫18,921
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.89
|
$0.47
₫11,755
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.44
₫11,026
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.54
|
$0.58
₫14,378
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.00
|
$3.48
₫86,277
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.69
|
$7.86
₫195,061
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,038.20
|
$39,295.00
₫975,304,571
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.08
|
$5.34
₫132,641
|
|
pay 60.9% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€29.77
|
$8.56
₫212,514
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€575.95
|
$339.65
₫8,430,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€486.94
|
$203.41
₫5,048,635
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€150.81
|
$62.58
₫1,553,150
|
|
pay 14.1% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€441.36
|
$240.68
₫5,973,740
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,494.06
|
$12,685.27
₫314,849,215
|
|
pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.95
|
$0.98
₫24,383
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.31
|
$1.87
₫46,424
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.55
|
$1.38
₫34,136
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€42.51
|
$24.74
₫613,999
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.91
|
$4.72
₫117,037
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€82.24
|
$31.89
₫791,422
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€31.83
|
$26.96
₫669,064
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€87.15
|
$83.38
₫2,069,591
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€106.65
|
$93.95
₫2,331,791
|
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