Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 38.3% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 74.8% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.05
|
$2.13
₫51,766
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.11
|
$5.54
₫134,592
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.65
|
$0.48
₫11,760
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.19
|
$0.29
₫7,035
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.80
|
$1.03
₫24,883
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.33
|
$6.19
₫150,380
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.67
|
$5.49
₫133,250
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.88
|
$1.62
₫39,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.50
|
$1.71
₫41,575
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.19
|
$1.53
₫37,158
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.80
|
$0.55
₫13,472
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.22
|
$0.79
₫19,146
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.46
|
$0.57
₫13,736
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.48
₫11,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.65
₫15,849
|
|
pay 46.1% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.38
|
$4.32
₫104,882
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€85.37
|
$8.53
₫207,064
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,117.00
|
$42,650.00
₫1,035,320,145
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€20.99
|
$5.42
₫131,486
|
|
pay 77.0% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€38.96
|
$9.48
₫230,035
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,231.26
|
$379.24
₫9,206,013
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€912.69
|
$207.16
₫5,028,698
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€249.53
|
$57.72
₫1,401,221
|
|
pay 43.1% more for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€192.18
|
$242.78
₫5,893,361
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,203.80
|
$13,468.11
₫326,935,683
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.02
|
$0.85
₫20,706
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.31
|
$2.06
₫49,887
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.04
|
$1.49
₫36,236
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.12
|
$29.54
₫717,175
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.05
|
$4.69
₫113,885
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€83.81
|
$44.14
₫1,071,556
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€35.61
|
$35.28
₫856,492
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€86.76
|
$94.54
₫2,294,960
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€108.01
|
$93.36
₫2,266,201
|
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