Cost of living comparison
compared to
Hanoi vs. Monaco Cost of Living Summary
Hanoi is 75.9% cheaper than Monaco.
- Restaurants
-
pay 85.7% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 55.9% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 58.9% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 89.6% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 82.2% less in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 82.7% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 76.6% less in Hanoi
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Hanoi.
Hanoi vs. Monaco Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 85.7% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.36
€19.71
|
$1.89
₫49,045
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€10.09
|
$4.32
₫112K
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.96
€5.03
|
$0.47
₫12,261
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€3.94
|
$0.25
₫6,368
|
|
Monaco vs. Hanoi - Cost of restaurants
pay 55.9% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.30
€3.63
|
$0.91
₫23,447
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.76
€7.39
|
$4.95
₫128K
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
€5.91
|
$5.27
₫137K
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.58
€4.71
|
$1.51
₫39,032
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.84
€6.61
|
$1.59
₫41,139
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.02
|
$1.44
₫37,166
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.59
€1.34
|
$0.47
₫12,175
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.08
|
$0.66
₫17,113
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
€1.83
|
$0.50
₫12,943
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.39
|
$0.44
₫11,441
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.12
|
$0.46
₫11,939
|
|
Monaco vs. Hanoi - Cost of groceries
pay 58.9% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.31
€7.86
|
$3.20
₫82,981
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.70
€21.68
|
$7.58
₫196K
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,430.87
€42,544.29
|
$37,880.00
₫981M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.19
€18.72
|
$5.61
₫145K
|
|
Monaco vs. Hanoi - Cost of transportation
pay 89.6% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.58
€56.16
|
$8.67
₫225K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$9,978.85
€8,418.32
|
$348.52
₫9M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$8,467.92
€7,143.68
|
$258.44
₫7M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$256.14
€216.09
|
$56.25
₫1M
|
|
Monaco vs. Hanoi - Cost of housing
pay 82.2% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,277.58
€1,921.40
|
$231.49
₫6M
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,573.59
€39,290.22
|
$11,784.89
₫305M
|
|
Monaco vs. Hanoi - Cost of childcare
pay 82.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.93
€8.38
|
$0.95
₫24,523
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
€4.24
|
$1.79
₫46,409
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.60
€12.32
|
$1.33
₫34,332
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$562.09
€474.19
|
$27.93
₫723K
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.02
€11.82
|
$3.79
₫98,090
|
|
Monaco vs. Hanoi - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 76.6% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$190.09
€160.36
|
$41.82
₫1M
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$93.05
€78.50
|
$22.94
₫594K
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$238.56
€201.25
|
$86.52
₫2M
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$682.11
€575.44
|
$72.39
₫2M
|
|
Monaco vs. Hanoi - Cost of clothing
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