Cost of living comparison
compared to
Hanoi vs. Giessen Cost of Living Summary
Hanoi is 57.9% cheaper than Giessen.
- Restaurants
-
pay 81.1% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 39.5% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 50.7% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 72.2% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 77.3% less in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 64.9% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 19.6% less in Hanoi
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Hanoi.
Hanoi vs. Giessen Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Giessen, you would:
pay 81.1% less for restaurants
|
Giessen
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.02
€18.06
|
$1.89
₫49,934
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.68
€10.03
|
$4.32
₫113,850
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.69
€2.31
|
$0.47
₫12,484
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
€1.74
|
$0.25
₫6,483
|
|
Giessen vs. Hanoi - Cost of restaurants
pay 39.5% less for groceries
|
Giessen
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€1.93
|
$0.91
₫23,872
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.42
€6.37
|
$4.95
₫130,628
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
€4.11
|
$5.27
₫139,054
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
€3.43
|
$1.51
₫39,740
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.47
€5.55
|
$1.59
₫41,885
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.21
|
$1.44
₫37,840
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$0.47
₫12,396
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.87
|
$0.66
₫17,423
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
€1.91
|
$0.50
₫13,178
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.56
|
$0.44
₫11,648
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.55
|
$0.46
₫12,155
|
|
Giessen vs. Hanoi - Cost of groceries
pay 50.7% less for transportation
|
Giessen
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.42
|
$3.20
₫84,485
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$61.90
€53.16
|
$7.58
₫199,737
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,745.96
€27,263.78
|
$37,880.00
₫998,682,893
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.53
€21.06
|
$5.61
₫147,805
|
|
Giessen vs. Hanoi - Cost of transportation
pay 72.2% less for housing
|
Giessen
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.23
€47.43
|
$8.67
₫228,698
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.19
€652.00
|
$348.52
₫9,188,554
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$934.39
€802.47
|
$258.44
₫6,813,720
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.32
€219.27
|
$56.25
₫1,482,868
|
|
Giessen vs. Hanoi - Cost of housing
pay 77.3% less for childcare
|
Giessen
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,135.55
€975.22
|
$231.49
₫6,103,062
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$47,108.91
€40,457.65
|
$11,784.89
₫310,701,344
|
|
Giessen vs. Hanoi - Cost of childcare
pay 64.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Giessen
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.96
€4.26
|
$0.95
₫24,967
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
€3.29
|
$1.79
₫47,250
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.58
€8.23
|
$1.33
₫34,954
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.59
€34.86
|
$27.93
₫736,415
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.02
€12.04
|
$3.79
₫99,868
|
|
Giessen vs. Hanoi - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 19.6% less for clothing
|
Giessen
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.71
€40.11
|
$41.82
₫1,102,467
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.36
€20.06
|
$22.94
₫604,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.29
€91.28
|
$86.52
₫2,281,051
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.82
€118.36
|
$72.39
₫1,908,594
|
|
Giessen vs. Hanoi - Cost of clothing
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