Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 36.1% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Prague, you would:
pay 59.8% less for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
Kč186.39
|
$2.16
₫50,369
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
Kč170.85
|
$5.59
₫130,456
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
Kč40.10
|
$0.45
₫10,615
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč29.00
|
$0.31
₫7,136
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
|
Prague
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
Kč33.15
|
$1.02
₫23,867
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
Kč123.97
|
$5.46
₫127,601
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
Kč90.22
|
$5.39
₫125,840
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
Kč53.05
|
$1.52
₫35,477
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
Kč87.43
|
$1.56
₫36,348
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
Kč18.36
|
$1.18
₫27,458
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč16.78
|
$0.51
₫11,804
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
Kč18.57
|
$0.68
₫15,993
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
Kč37.58
|
$0.50
₫11,779
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
Kč9.39
|
$0.43
₫10,154
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
Kč9.30
|
$0.48
₫11,191
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
|
Prague
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.30
Kč177.49
|
$4.43
₫103,402
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.42
Kč569.51
|
$8.63
₫201,476
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,845.01
Kč579,868.85
|
$43,135.99
₫1,007,379,462
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.45
Kč278.54
|
$4.72
₫110,308
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
|
Prague
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.61
Kč501.11
|
$10.59
₫247,228
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$850.55
Kč20,683.77
|
$362.33
₫8,461,616
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$661.07
Kč16,076.13
|
$243.12
₫5,677,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.66
Kč4,247.34
|
$47.17
₫1,101,504
|
|
pay 24.6% less for childcare
|
Prague
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$688.38
Kč16,740.26
|
$215.68
₫5,036,897
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,175.99
Kč247,462.19
|
$12,175.13
₫284,332,853
|
|
pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
Kč51.47
|
$0.86
₫20,148
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.64
Kč64.32
|
$2.04
₫47,544
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.71
Kč138.75
|
$1.51
₫35,258
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.64
Kč1,085.48
|
$24.57
₫573,901
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.52
Kč207.10
|
$4.31
₫100,738
|
|
pay 31.2% less for clothing
|
Prague
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.67
Kč1,961.85
|
$37.14
₫867,466
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.22
Kč953.83
|
$31.12
₫726,752
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.73
Kč2,060.39
|
$77.64
₫1,813,283
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.42
Kč2,368.98
|
$56.62
₫1,322,186
|
|
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