Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 45.6% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Rome, you would:
pay 71.9% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.56
|
$2.13
₫54,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$0.48
₫12,327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.29
₫7,375
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
Rome
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
$6.19
₫157,631
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$5.49
₫139,675
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$1.71
₫43,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.53
₫38,950
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.55
₫14,122
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.79
₫20,069
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.57
₫14,399
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.48
₫12,274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.65
₫16,614
|
|
pay 32.8% less for transportation
Rome
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.19
|
$4.32
₫109,939
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.09
|
$8.53
₫217,048
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
$5.42
₫137,826
|
|
pay 69.1% less for housing
Rome
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€725.87
|
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Rome
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.12
|
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$0.85
₫21,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$2.06
₫52,293
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.77
|
$29.54
₫751,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$4.69
₫119,377
|
|
pay 19.7% less for clothing
Rome
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.20
|
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
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