Cost of living comparison

compared to

Hanoi is 29.6% cheaper than Bucharest.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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