Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 48.5% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 76.2% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.09
|
$2.13
₫51,766
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.04
|
$5.54
₫134,592
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.27
|
$0.48
₫11,760
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.70
|
$0.29
₫7,035
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.83
|
$1.03
₫24,883
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.69
|
$6.19
₫150,380
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.81
|
$5.49
₫133,250
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.43
|
$1.62
₫39,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.32
|
$1.71
₫41,575
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$1.53
₫37,158
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.79
|
$0.55
₫13,472
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.03
|
$0.79
₫19,146
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.48
|
$0.57
₫13,736
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.73
|
$0.48
₫11,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.65
₫15,849
|
|
pay 46.4% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.22
|
$4.32
₫104,882
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€120.53
|
$8.53
₫207,064
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€31,771.75
|
$42,650.00
₫1,035,320,145
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.07
|
$5.42
₫131,486
|
|
pay 81.5% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€57.13
|
$9.48
₫230,035
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,952.06
|
$379.24
₫9,206,013
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,675.76
|
$207.16
₫5,028,698
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€175.91
|
$57.72
₫1,401,221
|
|
pay 25.5% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,238.24
|
$242.78
₫5,893,361
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,387.39
|
$13,468.11
₫326,935,683
|
|
pay 66.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.03
|
$0.85
₫20,706
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.75
|
$2.06
₫49,887
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.57
|
$1.49
₫36,236
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€45.92
|
$29.54
₫717,175
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.05
|
$4.69
₫113,885
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€82.79
|
$44.14
₫1,071,556
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€35.79
|
$35.28
₫856,492
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€89.22
|
$94.54
₫2,294,960
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€97.37
|
$93.36
₫2,266,201
|
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