Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 19.5% cheaper than Sofia.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 58.7% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.40
|
$2.13
₫54,048
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.24
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.45
|
$6.19
₫157,010
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.52
|
$5.49
₫139,124
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.74
|
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
$1.53
₫38,796
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
Sofia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.54
|
$4.32
₫109,506
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN50.99
|
$8.53
₫216,193
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,891.19
|
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.25
|
$5.42
₫137,282
|
|
pay 34.5% less for housing
Sofia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.35
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN877.42
|
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN677.56
|
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN186.50
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
|
pay 6.9% more for childcare
Sofia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN841.86
|
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,266.56
|
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
$0.85
₫21,619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN58.46
|
$29.54
₫748,793
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.30
|
$4.69
₫118,906
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN125.54
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN62.06
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN148.11
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN162.73
|
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
|
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