Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 43.0% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of France, you would:
pay 74.6% less for restaurants
France
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.86
|
$2.13
₫52,824
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
$5.54
₫137,342
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$0.48
₫12,000
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.74
|
$0.29
₫7,179
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
France
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
$1.03
₫25,391
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.67
|
$6.19
₫153,453
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$5.49
₫135,973
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
$1.62
₫40,242
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.81
|
$1.71
₫42,424
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.53
₫37,918
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.55
₫13,747
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.79
₫19,537
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.57
₫14,017
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.48
₫11,948
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.65
₫16,173
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
France
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.22
|
$4.32
₫107,025
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.30
|
$8.53
₫211,296
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
$42,650.00
₫1,056,477,524
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.62
|
$5.42
₫134,173
|
|
pay 60.7% less for housing
France
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
$9.48
₫234,736
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€700.51
|
$379.24
₫9,394,144
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€562.44
|
$207.16
₫5,131,462
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
$57.72
₫1,429,856
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
France
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€620.95
|
$242.78
₫6,013,795
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
$13,468.11
₫333,616,807
|
|
pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.75
|
$0.85
₫21,130
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.70
|
$2.06
₫50,907
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
$1.49
₫36,977
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€34.98
|
$29.54
₫731,831
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.33
|
$4.69
₫116,213
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
France
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
$44.14
₫1,093,454
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
$35.28
₫873,995
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
$94.54
₫2,341,859
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.01
|
$93.36
₫2,312,512
|
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