Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 31.6% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 73.7% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,216
|
$1.98
₫50,209
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,014
|
$4.75
₫120,503
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD257
|
$0.44
₫11,247
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD174
|
$0.26
₫6,527
|
|
pay 9.2% more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD97
|
$1.03
₫26,102
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD558
|
$5.00
₫126,991
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD551
|
$5.30
₫134,538
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD294
|
$1.59
₫40,259
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD346
|
$1.59
₫40,458
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD58
|
$1.72
₫43,667
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD89
|
$0.46
₫11,738
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD81
|
$0.76
₫19,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD117
|
$0.49
₫12,359
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD52
|
$0.46
₫11,562
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$0.54
₫13,665
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD760
|
$3.47
₫88,035
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,230
|
$7.91
₫200,838
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,109,675
|
$39,554.95
₫1,004,187,840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,052
|
$5.38
₫136,570
|
|
pay 59.8% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,056
|
$9.00
₫228,585
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD92,993
|
$338.66
₫8,597,674
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD57,371
|
$239.31
₫6,075,336
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,435
|
$58.28
₫1,479,515
|
|
pay 12.0% more for childcare
Belgrade
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD40,985
|
$243.92
₫6,192,492
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD857,182
|
$12,260.72
₫311,264,757
|
|
pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD334
|
$0.99
₫25,105
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD271
|
$1.83
₫46,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD456
|
$1.38
₫35,147
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,042
|
$26.31
₫667,865
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD811
|
$4.15
₫105,440
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,810
|
$36.72
₫932,249
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,276
|
$26.37
₫669,459
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD11,848
|
$92.93
₫2,359,248
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD13,921
|
$86.41
₫2,193,764
|
|
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