Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 48.1% cheaper than Barcelona.
- Restaurants
-
pay 79.3% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 28.4% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 43.5% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 71.3% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 30.7% less in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 56.3% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 27.3% less in Hanoi
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and groceries are lower in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Barcelona, you would:
pay 79.3% less for restaurants
Barcelona
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.15
€14.56
|
$1.98
₫51,757
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.01
|
$4.75
₫124,216
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.16
|
$0.44
₫11,593
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.62
|
$0.26
₫6,728
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Barcelona
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
€1.53
|
$1.03
₫26,906
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.89
€6.69
|
$5.00
₫130,905
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
€3.64
|
$5.30
₫138,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€2.77
|
$1.59
₫41,499
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.15
€3.52
|
$1.59
₫41,705
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.89
|
$1.72
₫45,013
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.74
|
$0.46
₫12,099
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.85
|
$0.76
₫19,973
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.96
|
$0.49
₫12,740
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.71
|
$0.46
₫11,919
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.68
|
$0.54
₫14,086
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
Barcelona
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.73
€5.71
|
$3.47
₫90,748
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€20.02
|
$7.91
₫207,027
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,473.26
€29,267.52
|
$39,554.95
₫1,035,133,233
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€17.29
|
$5.38
₫140,778
|
|
pay 71.3% less for housing
Barcelona
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.02
€31.43
|
$9.00
₫235,629
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.48
€1,164.37
|
$338.66
₫8,862,623
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,029.44
€873.99
|
$239.31
₫6,262,556
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.15
€116.44
|
$58.28
₫1,525,109
|
|
pay 30.7% less for childcare
Barcelona
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$635.96
€539.93
|
$243.92
₫6,383,322
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,241.07
€10,392.57
|
$12,260.72
₫320,856,798
|
|
pay 56.3% less for entertainment and sports
Barcelona
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.18
|
$0.99
₫25,878
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
€2.07
|
$1.83
₫47,974
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.00
|
$1.38
₫36,230
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.24
€41.81
|
$26.31
₫688,446
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.45
€8.87
|
$4.15
₫108,689
|
|
pay 27.3% less for clothing
Barcelona
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.23
€69.82
|
$36.72
₫960,977
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.25
€30.78
|
$26.37
₫690,089
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.65
€82.90
|
$92.93
₫2,431,951
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.84
€94.10
|
$86.41
₫2,261,368
|
|
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