Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 5.7% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 47.0% less for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD410.45
|
$2.13
₫54,048
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD256.53
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD87.17
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD65.19
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 40.9% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD49.05
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD217.17
|
$6.19
₫157,010
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD292.40
|
$5.49
₫139,124
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD126.26
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.53
|
$1.53
₫38,796
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.92
|
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.52
|
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.68
|
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.90
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.59
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD363.13
|
$4.32
₫109,506
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,539.21
|
$8.53
₫216,193
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,539,206.17
|
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD338.63
|
$5.42
₫137,282
|
|
pay 21.4% less for housing
|
Skopje
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,099.66
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD18,118.41
|
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD13,046.36
|
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,262.48
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD15,076.84
|
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD246,772.24
|
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD123.14
|
$0.85
₫21,619
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD99.36
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD153.92
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,742.51
|
$29.54
₫748,793
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD307.84
|
$4.69
₫118,906
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,882.05
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,139.06
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,468.76
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,233.35
|
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
|
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