Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 3.4% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 54.9% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL643
|
$2.13
₫54,049
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL643
|
$5.54
₫140,527
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL148
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 18.9% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL401
|
$6.19
₫157,012
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL598
|
$5.49
₫139,126
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL312
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL292
|
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.53
₫38,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL85
|
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL62
|
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL779
|
$4.32
₫109,507
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,470
|
$8.53
₫216,196
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,961,603
|
$42,650.00
₫1,080,978,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,480
|
$5.42
₫137,284
|
|
pay 30.7% less for housing
Tirana
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,577
|
$9.48
₫240,180
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,754
|
$379.24
₫9,612,007
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,201
|
$207.16
₫5,250,468
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,836
|
$57.72
₫1,463,016
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,170
|
$242.78
₫6,153,263
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL355,306
|
$13,468.11
₫341,353,843
|
|
pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL184
|
$0.85
₫21,620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL143
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL322
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,804
|
$29.54
₫748,803
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL680
|
$4.69
₫118,908
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,910
|
$44.14
₫1,118,813
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,596
|
$35.28
₫894,264
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,870
|
$94.54
₫2,396,169
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,058
|
$93.36
₫2,366,142
|
|
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