Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 86.7% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,049
|
$10.16
Ft3,735.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,527
|
$7.26
Ft2,668.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,278
|
$1.35
Ft495.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,346
|
$1.09
Ft399.85
|
|
pay 40.2% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
$1.53
Ft561.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,012
|
$6.36
Ft2,336.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,126
|
$5.36
Ft1,969.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
$3.33
Ft1,225.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,408
|
$2.52
Ft927.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,797
|
$0.74
Ft271.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,066
|
$0.91
Ft335.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,990
|
$0.90
Ft332.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,342
|
$1.72
Ft632.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,225
|
$0.55
Ft202.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,548
|
$0.62
Ft227.88
|
|
pay 95.6% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,507
|
$7.24
Ft2,661.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,196
|
$27.59
Ft10,140.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,978,704
|
$28,243.49
Ft10,381,811.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,284
|
$12.20
Ft4,483.10
|
|
pay 87.5% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,180
|
$15.52
Ft5,703.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,612,007
|
$581.19
Ft213,635.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,250,468
|
$442.56
Ft162,678.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,463,016
|
$126.71
Ft46,574.81
|
|
pay 22.4% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,153,263
|
$410.75
Ft150,986.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫341,353,843
|
$10,178.42
Ft3,741,409.46
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,620
|
$2.32
Ft853.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,087
|
$2.11
Ft777.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
$6.10
Ft2,241.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫748,803
|
$53.92
Ft19,820.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫118,908
|
$7.26
Ft2,668.51
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,118,813
|
$81.06
Ft29,796.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫894,264
|
$37.35
Ft13,730.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,396,169
|
$84.29
Ft30,983.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,366,142
|
$100.12
Ft36,804.13
|
|
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