Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 24.3% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Spain, you would:
pay 68.1% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.56
|
$2.13
₫54,200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$5.54
₫140,920
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.48
₫12,312
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.30
|
$0.29
₫7,366
|
|
pay 3.4% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.03
₫26,053
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.32
|
$6.19
₫157,451
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$5.49
₫139,515
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
$1.62
₫41,291
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.89
|
$1.71
₫43,529
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.53
₫38,905
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.55
₫14,106
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.79
₫20,046
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.57
₫14,382
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.48
₫12,260
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.65
₫16,595
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.20
|
$4.32
₫109,814
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.00
|
$8.53
₫216,800
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,619.80
|
$42,650.00
₫1,084,000,886
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.13
|
$5.42
₫137,668
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.72
|
$9.48
₫240,851
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€647.71
|
$379.24
₫9,638,880
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€529.95
|
$207.16
₫5,265,147
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.17
|
$57.72
₫1,467,106
|
|
pay 26.8% more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€318.02
|
$242.78
₫6,170,467
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,842.34
|
$13,468.11
₫342,308,195
|
|
pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$0.85
₫21,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$2.06
₫52,233
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
$1.49
₫37,940
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.24
|
$29.54
₫750,896
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.82
|
$4.69
₫119,240
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.33
|
$44.14
₫1,121,941
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.67
|
$35.28
₫896,764
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.04
|
$94.54
₫2,402,869
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.83
|
$93.36
₫2,372,758
|
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