Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 1.1% cheaper than Kiev.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
Kiev
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH312.25
|
$1.96
₫48,765
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH260.21
|
$5.32
₫132,154
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.56
|
$0.46
₫11,364
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.90
|
$0.28
₫6,847
|
|
pay 43.0% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.13
|
$1.01
₫25,139
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.18
|
$4.78
₫118,687
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH159.94
|
$5.22
₫129,553
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.36
|
$1.69
₫41,920
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.32
|
$1.68
₫41,659
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.16
|
$1.60
₫39,668
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.22
|
$0.46
₫11,536
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.12
|
$0.76
₫18,921
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.62
|
$0.47
₫11,755
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.60
|
$0.44
₫11,026
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.44
|
$0.58
₫14,378
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
Kiev
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH212.69
|
$3.48
₫86,277
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH398.12
|
$7.86
₫195,061
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,275,028.90
|
$39,295.00
₫975,304,571
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH172.78
|
$5.34
₫132,641
|
|
pay 10.7% less for housing
Kiev
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH239.62
|
$8.56
₫212,514
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,011.08
|
$339.65
₫8,430,042
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,431.68
|
$203.41
₫5,048,635
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,968.52
|
$62.58
₫1,553,150
|
|
pay 25.2% more for childcare
Kiev
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,042.61
|
$240.68
₫5,973,740
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH283,257.30
|
$12,685.27
₫314,849,215
|
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.04
|
$0.98
₫24,383
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.24
|
$1.87
₫46,424
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH93.68
|
$1.38
₫34,136
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,103.01
|
$24.74
₫613,999
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH208.17
|
$4.72
₫117,037
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,853.26
|
$31.89
₫791,422
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,504.49
|
$26.96
₫669,064
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,594.37
|
$83.38
₫2,069,591
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,891.84
|
$93.95
₫2,331,791
|
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