Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.8 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,006
|
$16.08
€15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,015
|
$10.72
€10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,201
|
$2.79
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,501
|
$1.80
€1.68
|
|
pay 57.6% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,996
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫126,477
|
$6.92
€6.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫133,993
|
$4.41
€4.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,096
|
$3.05
€2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,295
|
$3.78
€3.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,491
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,690
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,298
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,309
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,516
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,609
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫87,679
|
$6.79
€6.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,025
|
$42.87
€40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,000,125,384
|
$35,759.38
€33,362.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,017
|
$14.90
€13.90
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫227,660
|
$31.85
€29.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,562,892
|
$1,468.90
€1,370.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,050,759
|
$1,074.71
€1,002.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,473,530
|
$130.03
€121.32
|
|
pay 57.4% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,167,440
|
$567.57
€529.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫310,005,531
|
$10,069.47
€9,394.47
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,003
|
$3.75
€3.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,352
|
$2.59
€2.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,004
|
$6.43
€6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫665,163
|
$43.11
€40.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,013
|
$10.72
€10.00
|
|
pay 58.4% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫928,477
|
$90.50
€84.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫666,750
|
$37.21
€34.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,349,703
|
$97.88
€91.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,184,889
|
$121.40
€113.26
|
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