Cost of living comparison

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Hanoi vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary
Hanoi vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Berlin, you would:

pay 80.7% less for restaurants

 
Berlin
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€13.95
$1.98
₫51,672
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.79
€10.23
$4.75
₫124,013
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.88
€2.50
$0.44
₫11,575

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pay 33.6% less for groceries

 
Berlin
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
€1.70
$1.03
₫26,862
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.66
€5.78
$5.00
₫130,691
Milk (1 gallon) $4.57
€3.97
$5.30
₫138,457

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pay 48.5% less for transportation

 
Berlin
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.19
€6.24
$3.47
₫90,599
Monthly public transit pass $52.52
€45.57
$7.91
₫206,688
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,799.21
€27,592.72
$39,554.95
₫1,033,441,016

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pay 76.5% less for housing

 
Berlin
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.99
€39.03
$9.00
₫235,244
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,278.77
€1,109.61
$338.66
₫8,848,134
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $938.86
€814.67
$239.31
₫6,252,318

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pay 3.3% more for childcare

 
Berlin
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $306.98
€266.37
$243.92
₫6,372,886
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,639.17
€8,364.07
$12,260.72
₫320,332,267

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pay 63.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Berlin
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.29
€3.72
$0.99
₫25,836
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.98
€3.45
$1.83
₫47,896
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.11
€7.90
$1.38
₫36,170

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pay 33.2% less for clothing

 
Berlin
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.49
€74.18
$36.72
₫959,406
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.99
€35.57
$26.37
₫688,961
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.49
€82.86
$92.93
₫2,427,975

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