Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.6 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Italy instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,446
|
$15.81
€14.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,000
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,523
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,943
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 71.8% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,490
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,345
|
$6.81
€6.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫131,363
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,506
|
$3.41
€3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,240
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,222
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,697
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,185
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,919
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,180
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,579
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,483
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫197,785
|
$38.24
€35.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫988,927,014
|
$26,985.59
€24,820.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫134,494
|
$19.55
€17.98
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫215,482
|
$29.86
€27.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,547,788
|
$660.64
€607.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,119,152
|
$504.89
€464.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,574,843
|
$158.99
€146.23
|
|
pay 45.8% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,057,178
|
$519.28
€477.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫319,246,832
|
$9,615.09
€8,843.48
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,723
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,073
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,612
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫622,575
|
$52.41
€48.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫118,671
|
$9.51
€8.75
|
|
pay 47.7% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫802,476
|
$76.74
€70.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫678,409
|
$34.05
€31.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,098,497
|
$84.06
€77.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,364,360
|
$115.51
€106.24
|
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