Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 2.5 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫50,019
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,552
|
$9.21
€8.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,657
|
$2.34
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,024
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 36.5% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,785
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,739
|
$5.29
€4.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,884
|
$4.66
€4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,998
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,730
|
$3.67
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,688
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,833
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,407
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,057
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,309
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,747
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,496
|
$7.03
€6.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫200,076
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,381,922
|
$29,240.65
€27,128.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫136,052
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,978
|
$28.32
€26.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,646,798
|
$729.51
€676.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,178,448
|
$520.65
€483.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,593,085
|
$228.75
€212.22
|
|
pay 19.5% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,127,339
|
$450.86
€418.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫322,944,721
|
$6,560.19
€6,086.22
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫25,010
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,618
|
$3.78
€3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,013
|
$5.90
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫629,786
|
$56.45
€52.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,046
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 54.4% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫811,771
|
$87.49
€81.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫686,267
|
$35.26
€32.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,122,805
|
$87.51
€81.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,391,746
|
$101.02
€93.72
|
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