Cost of living comparison
Prague is 2.4 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Prague instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,209
|
$10.61
CZK252.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,503
|
$8.49
CZK201.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,247
|
$1.74
CZK41.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,527
|
$1.39
CZK33.01
|
|
pay 44.6% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,102
|
$1.42
CZK33.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫126,991
|
$5.99
CZK142.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,538
|
$3.96
CZK94.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,259
|
$2.56
CZK60.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,458
|
$3.92
CZK92.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,667
|
$0.77
CZK18.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,738
|
$0.73
CZK17.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,376
|
$0.89
CZK21.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,359
|
$1.47
CZK35.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,562
|
$0.57
CZK13.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,665
|
$0.55
CZK12.99
|
|
pay 94.5% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,035
|
$6.13
CZK145.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,838
|
$23.35
CZK554.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,187,840
|
$25,475.49
CZK604,956.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,570
|
$12.99
CZK308.53
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,585
|
$19.68
CZK467.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,597,674
|
$1,128.35
CZK26,794.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,075,336
|
$837.45
CZK19,886.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,515
|
$223.37
CZK5,304.19
|
|
pay 94.2% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,192,492
|
$713.18
CZK16,935.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,264,757
|
$11,763.21
CZK279,336.17
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,105
|
$2.40
CZK56.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,540
|
$3.08
CZK73.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,147
|
$6.54
CZK155.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,865
|
$63.73
CZK1,513.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,440
|
$10.61
CZK252.07
|
|
pay 47.5% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,249
|
$82.44
CZK1,957.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,459
|
$36.17
CZK858.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,248
|
$92.56
CZK2,198.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,193,764
|
$111.10
CZK2,638.28
|
|
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