Cost of living comparison
Athens is 2.2 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Athens instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫50,076
|
$13.19
€12.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫130,198
|
$8.80
€8.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫11,376
|
$2.01
€1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫6,806
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 39.3% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫24,071
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫145,472
|
$6.55
€6.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫128,900
|
$7.06
€6.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫38,149
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫40,218
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫35,945
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,032
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫18,521
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫13,288
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫11,327
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫15,332
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫101,459
|
$8.01
€7.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫200,305
|
$32.98
€30.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,001,526,428
|
$25,287.34
€23,603.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫127,194
|
$11.43
€10.67
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫222,527
|
$33.96
€31.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫8,905,521
|
$553.55
€516.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫4,864,557
|
$521.82
€487.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,355,484
|
$202.27
€188.80
|
|
pay 37.8% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫5,700,997
|
$488.12
€455.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫316,264,228
|
$10,050.80
€9,381.42
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫20,031
|
$4.67
€4.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫48,259
|
$3.68
€3.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫35,053
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫693,766
|
$45.80
€42.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫110,168
|
$8.80
€8.21
|
|
pay 28.6% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,036,580
|
$84.84
€79.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫828,536
|
$38.04
€35.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,220,050
|
$90.00
€84.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,192,230
|
$111.33
€103.92
|
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