Cost of living comparison
compared to
Hanoi vs. Thessaloniki Cost of Living Summary
Hanoi is 42.7% cheaper than Thessaloniki.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.6% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 28.6% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 42.4% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 56.1% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 1.2% less in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 64.5% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 33.5% less in Hanoi
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Hanoi.
Hanoi vs. Thessaloniki Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Thessaloniki, you would:
pay 72.6% less for restaurants
|
Thessaloniki
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.52
€15.05
|
$1.89
₫49,934
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.68
€10.03
|
$4.32
₫113,850
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
€2.08
|
$0.47
₫12,484
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
€0.50
|
$0.25
₫6,483
|
|
Thessaloniki vs. Hanoi - Cost of restaurants
pay 28.6% less for groceries
|
Thessaloniki
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
€1.21
|
$0.91
₫23,872
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.61
€5.68
|
$4.95
₫130,628
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
€5.05
|
$5.27
₫139,054
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€3.80
|
$1.51
₫39,740
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.16
|
$1.59
₫41,885
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.79
|
$1.44
₫37,840
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.77
|
$0.47
₫12,396
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.69
|
$0.66
₫17,423
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.90
|
$0.50
₫13,178
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.50
|
$0.44
₫11,648
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.52
|
$0.46
₫12,155
|
|
Thessaloniki vs. Hanoi - Cost of groceries
pay 42.4% less for transportation
|
Thessaloniki
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.95
€6.83
|
$3.20
₫84,485
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.54
€27.08
|
$7.58
₫199,737
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,367.73
€26,080.14
|
$37,880.00
₫998,682,893
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.55
€11.64
|
$5.61
₫147,805
|
|
Thessaloniki vs. Hanoi - Cost of transportation
pay 56.1% less for housing
|
Thessaloniki
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
€26.87
|
$8.67
₫228,698
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$580.75
€498.75
|
$348.52
₫9,188,554
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$472.85
€406.09
|
$258.44
₫6,813,720
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.66
€146.56
|
$56.25
₫1,482,868
|
|
Thessaloniki vs. Hanoi - Cost of housing
pay 1.2% less for childcare
|
Thessaloniki
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$414.80
€356.23
|
$231.49
₫6,103,062
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,305.70
€7,133.03
|
$11,784.89
₫310,701,344
|
|
Thessaloniki vs. Hanoi - Cost of childcare
pay 64.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thessaloniki
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.84
€5.02
|
$0.95
₫24,967
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.40
€3.78
|
$1.79
₫47,250
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
€4.61
|
$1.33
₫34,954
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.65
€40.93
|
$27.93
₫736,415
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.22
€8.78
|
$3.79
₫99,868
|
|
Thessaloniki vs. Hanoi - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 33.5% less for clothing
|
Thessaloniki
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.01
€73.86
|
$41.82
₫1,102,467
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
€32.84
|
$22.94
₫604,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
€77.68
|
$86.52
₫2,281,051
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.31
€100.74
|
$72.39
₫1,908,594
|
|
Thessaloniki vs. Hanoi - Cost of clothing
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