Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.7 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,209
|
$17.71
€16.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,503
|
$9.75
€9.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,247
|
$2.15
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,527
|
$1.66
€1.57
|
|
pay 73.2% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,102
|
$1.78
€1.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫126,991
|
$4.12
€3.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,538
|
$5.05
€4.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,259
|
$3.71
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,458
|
$4.48
€4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,667
|
$1.22
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,738
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,376
|
$1.24
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,359
|
$1.58
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,562
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,665
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,035
|
$7.11
€6.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,838
|
$119.47
€113.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,187,840
|
$37,943.34
€35,895.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,570
|
$20.48
€19.37
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,585
|
$46.92
€44.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,597,674
|
$1,406.76
€1,330.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,075,336
|
$1,187.82
€1,123.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,515
|
$159.87
€151.24
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,192,492
|
$996.31
€942.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,264,757
|
$6,771.62
€6,406.15
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,105
|
$5.94
€5.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,540
|
$3.80
€3.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,147
|
$16.44
€15.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,865
|
$55.70
€52.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,440
|
$12.29
€11.63
|
|
pay 37.7% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,249
|
$77.94
€73.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,459
|
$37.83
€35.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,248
|
$85.63
€81.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,193,764
|
$89.10
€84.30
|
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