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
€12.37
|
$2.13
₫54,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.72
|
$0.48
₫12,327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.25
|
$0.29
₫7,375
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$6.19
₫157,631
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.79
|
$5.49
₫139,675
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.62
|
$1.71
₫43,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.53
₫38,950
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.55
₫14,122
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.79
₫20,069
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.57
₫14,399
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.48
₫12,274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.65
₫16,614
|
|
pay 46.1% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.57
|
$4.32
₫109,939
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.65
|
$8.53
₫217,048
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.55
|
$5.42
₫137,826
|
|
pay 77.0% less for housing
Berlin
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€936.98
|
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
|
pay 43.1% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€197.29
|
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$0.85
₫21,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.40
|
$2.06
₫52,293
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.13
|
$29.54
₫751,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$4.69
₫119,377
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.88
|
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
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