Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 29.5% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
Ft3,739.35
|
$2.13
₫52,824
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
Ft2,670.96
|
$5.54
₫137,342
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
Ft496.21
|
$0.48
₫12,000
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
Ft400.22
|
$0.29
₫7,179
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
Budapest
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
Ft561.54
|
$1.03
₫25,391
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
Ft2,338.96
|
$6.19
₫153,453
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
Ft1,971.80
|
$5.49
₫135,973
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
Ft1,226.66
|
$1.62
₫40,242
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
Ft928.50
|
$1.71
₫42,424
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
Ft271.38
|
$1.53
₫37,918
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
Ft335.56
|
$0.55
₫13,747
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
Ft332.71
|
$0.79
₫19,537
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
Ft632.63
|
$0.57
₫14,017
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Ft202.27
|
$0.48
₫11,948
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Ft228.09
|
$0.65
₫16,173
|
|
pay 28.5% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
Ft2,663.72
|
$4.32
₫107,025
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
Ft10,149.66
|
$8.53
₫211,296
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
Ft10,391,344.14
|
$42,650.00
₫1,056,477,524
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
Ft4,487.22
|
$5.42
₫134,173
|
|
pay 45.3% less for housing
Budapest
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
Ft5,708.80
|
$9.48
₫234,736
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
Ft213,831.60
|
$379.24
₫9,394,144
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
Ft162,827.55
|
$207.16
₫5,131,462
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
Ft46,617.58
|
$57.72
₫1,429,856
|
|
pay 4.3% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
Ft151,124.89
|
$242.78
₫6,013,795
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
Ft3,744,844.67
|
$13,468.11
₫333,616,807
|
|
pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
Ft854.71
|
$0.85
₫21,130
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
Ft777.74
|
$2.06
₫50,907
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
Ft2,243.61
|
$1.49
₫36,977
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
Ft19,838.95
|
$29.54
₫731,831
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
Ft2,670.96
|
$4.69
₫116,213
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
Ft29,823.87
|
$44.14
₫1,093,454
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
Ft13,743.08
|
$35.28
₫873,995
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
Ft31,011.61
|
$94.54
₫2,341,859
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
Ft36,837.92
|
$93.36
₫2,312,512
|
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