Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 34.5% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 71.2% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$2.13
₫54,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.37
|
$0.48
₫12,327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.63
|
$0.29
₫7,375
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.56
|
$6.19
₫157,631
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$5.49
₫139,675
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.51
|
$1.71
₫43,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.53
₫38,950
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.55
₫14,122
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.79
₫20,069
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.57
₫14,399
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.48
₫12,274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.65
₫16,614
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.98
|
$4.32
₫109,939
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.68
|
$8.53
₫217,048
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,972.78
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.79
|
$5.42
₫137,826
|
|
pay 66.5% less for housing
Madrid
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€32.06
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,026.65
|
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€765.57
|
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€117.30
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
|
pay 6.2% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€496.57
|
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,909.02
|
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$0.85
₫21,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.04
|
$2.06
₫52,293
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€39.12
|
$29.54
₫751,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$4.69
₫119,377
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.26
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.84
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€72.10
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.35
|
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
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