Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 45.1% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 73.9% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$2.13
₫53,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$0.48
₫12,123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.71
|
$0.29
₫7,253
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.02
|
$6.19
₫155,028
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.79
|
$5.49
₫137,368
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.91
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.21
|
$1.71
₫42,860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.53
₫38,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.55
₫13,888
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.79
₫19,738
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.73
|
$0.57
₫14,161
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.48
₫12,071
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.65
₫16,339
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.31
|
$4.32
₫108,123
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.82
|
$8.53
₫213,464
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,536.50
|
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.76
|
$5.42
₫135,549
|
|
pay 69.5% less for housing
Valletta
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.35
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€962.79
|
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€851.04
|
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.95
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
|
pay 17.7% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€635.44
|
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,799.81
|
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
|
pay 66.0% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.13
|
$0.85
₫21,346
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.95
|
$2.06
₫51,429
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€86.21
|
$29.54
₫739,340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$4.69
₫117,405
|
|
pay 45.8% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€121.21
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€67.05
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.76
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€156.02
|
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
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