Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 2.1 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,048
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,278
|
$2.38
€2.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,346
|
$1.75
€1.64
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,010
|
$5.74
€5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,124
|
$5.77
€5.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
$2.51
€2.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,408
|
$3.63
€3.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,796
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,066
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,990
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,342
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,225
|
$0.38
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,548
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 86.0% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,506
|
$7.38
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,193
|
$31.88
€29.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
$27,266.35
€25,469.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,282
|
$7.36
€6.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
$15.10
€14.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
$817.79
€763.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
$555.68
€519.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
$166.64
€155.66
|
|
pay 30.8% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
$475.95
€444.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
$8,833.69
€8,251.60
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,619
|
$4.51
€4.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,087
|
$3.08
€2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
$5.00
€4.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫748,793
|
$33.73
€31.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫118,906
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 23.0% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
$79.56
€74.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
$37.08
€34.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
$86.90
€81.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
$107.10
€100.04
|
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