Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 33.8% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Athens, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$2.13
₫54,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.89
|
$0.48
₫12,327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.29
₫7,375
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
Athens
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.14
|
$6.19
₫157,631
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.62
|
$5.49
₫139,675
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
$1.71
₫43,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.53
₫38,950
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$0.55
₫14,122
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.79
₫20,069
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.57
₫14,399
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.48
₫12,274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.65
₫16,614
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
Athens
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.52
|
$4.32
₫109,939
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$8.53
₫217,048
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.72
|
$5.42
₫137,826
|
|
pay 58.8% less for housing
Athens
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.85
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€519.15
|
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€489.39
|
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.71
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
Athens
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€457.79
|
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,426.31
|
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
|
pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.38
|
$0.85
₫21,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.45
|
$2.06
₫52,293
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.96
|
$29.54
₫751,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$4.69
₫119,377
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Athens
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.57
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.67
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.41
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.42
|
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
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