Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 48.4% cheaper than Cologne.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Cologne, you would:
pay 76.2% less for restaurants
Cologne
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$1.96
₫50,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
$5.32
₫135,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
€2.40
|
$0.46
₫11,652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.91
|
$0.28
₫7,021
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
Cologne
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
€2.02
|
$1.01
₫25,775
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€6.06
|
$4.78
₫121,692
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.88
|
$5.22
₫132,834
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
$1.69
₫42,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.42
€6.83
|
$1.68
₫42,713
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$1.60
₫40,672
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.46
₫11,828
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.76
₫19,400
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
€1.51
|
$0.47
₫12,053
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.44
₫11,305
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.58
₫14,742
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
Cologne
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.52
|
$3.48
₫88,462
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.88
|
$7.86
₫200,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,113.33
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,000,130
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.15
€20.40
|
$5.34
₫136,000
|
|
pay 73.9% less for housing
Cologne
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.38
€43.64
|
$8.56
₫217,895
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.88
€979.94
|
$339.65
₫8,643,498
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.99
€766.35
|
$203.41
₫5,176,471
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.83
€191.43
|
$62.58
₫1,592,477
|
|
pay 45.8% less for childcare
Cologne
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$794.19
€731.53
|
$240.68
₫6,125,001
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,244.81
€14,963.21
|
$12,685.27
₫322,821,470
|
|
pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports
Cologne
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
€3.19
|
$0.98
₫25,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$1.87
₫47,600
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.18
|
$1.38
₫35,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.80
€28.37
|
$24.74
₫629,546
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$4.72
₫120,000
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
Cologne
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.34
€65.71
|
$31.89
₫811,462
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
€24.66
|
$26.96
₫686,006
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
€71.32
|
$83.38
₫2,121,994
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.35
€82.30
|
$93.95
₫2,390,834
|
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