Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 29.6% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 69.4% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.79
|
$1.96
₫49,678
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.55
|
$5.32
₫134,626
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.68
|
$0.46
₫11,577
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.82
|
$0.28
₫6,976
|
|
pay 2.1% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.14
|
$1.01
₫25,609
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.34
|
$4.78
₫120,908
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.76
|
$5.22
₫131,977
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON15.16
|
$1.69
₫42,705
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON14.00
|
$1.68
₫42,438
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.51
|
$1.60
₫40,410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.57
|
$0.46
₫11,752
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.33
|
$0.76
₫19,275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.18
|
$0.47
₫11,975
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.11
|
$0.44
₫11,232
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.07
|
$0.58
₫14,647
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
Bucharest
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON27.29
|
$3.48
₫87,892
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON81.26
|
$7.86
₫198,711
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON122,582.38
|
$39,295.00
₫993,552,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.42
|
$5.34
₫135,123
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
Bucharest
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON41.14
|
$8.56
₫216,490
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,641.05
|
$339.65
₫8,587,770
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,835.66
|
$203.41
₫5,143,096
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON552.28
|
$62.58
₫1,582,210
|
|
pay 12.1% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,243.40
|
$240.68
₫6,085,510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,678.43
|
$12,685.27
₫320,740,103
|
|
pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.22
|
$0.98
₫24,839
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.60
|
$1.87
₫47,293
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.41
|
$1.38
₫34,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON233.81
|
$24.74
₫625,487
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.55
|
$4.72
₫119,226
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON365.52
|
$31.89
₫806,230
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON187.06
|
$26.96
₫681,583
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON378.46
|
$83.38
₫2,108,313
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON466.74
|
$93.95
₫2,375,419
|
|
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