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
₫50,013
|
$7.58
UAH307.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,535
|
$6.32
UAH255.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,655
|
$0.62
UAH25.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,023
|
$0.41
UAH16.62
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
Hanoi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,782
|
$0.73
UAH29.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,723
|
$4.30
UAH174.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,867
|
$3.88
UAH157.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,993
|
$1.78
UAH72.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,724
|
$1.97
UAH79.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,683
|
$0.34
UAH13.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,831
|
$0.64
UAH25.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,405
|
$0.71
UAH28.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,056
|
$0.94
UAH37.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,308
|
$0.28
UAH11.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,746
|
$0.37
UAH15.18
|
|
pay 7.1% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,485
|
$5.16
UAH209.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫200,051
|
$9.66
UAH391.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,254,680
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,253,847.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫136,035
|
$4.19
UAH169.91
|
|
pay 26.9% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,950
|
$5.82
UAH235.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,645,698
|
$558.46
UAH22,628.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,177,789
|
$325.98
UAH13,208.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,592,883
|
$72.04
UAH2,919.21
|
|
pay 3.0% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,126,560
|
$365.07
UAH14,792.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫322,903,645
|
$6,874.47
UAH278,551.68
|
|
pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫25,006
|
$1.26
UAH51.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,612
|
$1.34
UAH54.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,009
|
$2.27
UAH92.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫629,706
|
$26.77
UAH1,084.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,031
|
$5.05
UAH204.71
|
|
pay 39.5% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫811,668
|
$69.25
UAH2,805.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫686,180
|
$36.51
UAH1,479.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,122,535
|
$87.23
UAH3,534.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,391,442
|
$94.45
UAH3,827.18
|
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