Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 26.3% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 97.1% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,446
|
$7.58
UAH312.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,000
|
$6.32
UAH260.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,523
|
$0.62
UAH25.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,943
|
$0.41
UAH16.92
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
Hanoi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,490
|
$0.73
UAH30.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,345
|
$4.30
UAH177.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫131,363
|
$3.88
UAH160.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,506
|
$1.78
UAH73.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,240
|
$1.97
UAH81.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,222
|
$0.34
UAH14.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,697
|
$0.64
UAH26.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,185
|
$0.71
UAH29.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,919
|
$0.94
UAH38.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,180
|
$0.28
UAH11.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,579
|
$0.37
UAH15.45
|
|
pay 7.1% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,483
|
$5.16
UAH212.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫197,785
|
$9.66
UAH398.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫988,927,014
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,275,979.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫134,494
|
$4.19
UAH172.91
|
|
pay 26.9% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫215,482
|
$5.82
UAH239.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,547,788
|
$558.46
UAH23,028.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,119,152
|
$325.98
UAH13,441.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,574,843
|
$72.04
UAH2,970.73
|
|
pay 3.0% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,057,178
|
$365.07
UAH15,053.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫319,246,832
|
$6,874.47
UAH283,468.58
|
|
pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,723
|
$1.26
UAH52.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,073
|
$1.34
UAH55.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,612
|
$2.27
UAH93.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫622,575
|
$26.77
UAH1,103.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫118,671
|
$5.05
UAH208.32
|
|
pay 39.5% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫802,476
|
$69.25
UAH2,855.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫678,409
|
$36.51
UAH1,505.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,098,497
|
$87.23
UAH3,597.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,364,360
|
$94.45
UAH3,894.74
|
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