Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 19.5% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.31
RSD1,024
|
$2.13
₫53,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.73
RSD850
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
RSD212
|
$0.48
₫12,123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
RSD146
|
$0.29
₫7,253
|
|
pay 21.8% more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
RSD79
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
RSD490
|
$6.19
₫155,028
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
RSD618
|
$5.49
₫137,368
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
RSD280
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
RSD351
|
$1.71
₫42,860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD57
|
$1.53
₫38,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
RSD93
|
$0.55
₫13,888
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD83
|
$0.79
₫19,738
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD88
|
$0.57
₫14,161
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.48
₫12,071
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RSD37
|
$0.65
₫16,339
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
RSD723
|
$4.32
₫108,123
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.48
RSD3,355
|
$8.53
₫213,464
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,973.40
RSD2,858,404
|
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
RSD1,043
|
$5.42
₫135,549
|
|
pay 57.9% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.25
RSD2,889
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$804.75
RSD88,564
|
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.56
RSD58,719
|
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.34
RSD13,684
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
|
pay 37.9% more for childcare
Belgrade
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.79
RSD33,983
|
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.61
RSD751,717
|
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
|
pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
RSD256
|
$0.85
₫21,346
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
RSD221
|
$2.06
₫51,429
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
RSD420
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.87
RSD3,507
|
$29.54
₫739,340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
RSD717
|
$4.69
₫117,405
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
RSD8,982
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.64
RSD3,812
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.50
RSD10,400
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.63
RSD12,946
|
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
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