Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 3.2 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,048
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,278
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,346
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 61.4% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,010
|
$7.55
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,124
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,408
|
$4.96
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,796
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,066
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,990
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,342
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,225
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,548
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,506
|
$7.71
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,193
|
$53.87
€50.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,282
|
$22.76
€21.26
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
$873.71
€816.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
$944.84
€882.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,619
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,087
|
$3.72
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫748,793
|
$34.17
€31.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫118,906
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 34.9% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
$132.04
€123.34
|
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