Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 47.5% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.7% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 33.6% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 48.5% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 76.5% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 3.3% more in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 63.2% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 33.2% less in Hanoi
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 80.7% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.32
|
$1.98
₫50,216
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.24
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.75
|
$0.44
₫11,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.70
|
$0.26
₫6,528
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.86
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.35
|
$5.00
₫127,007
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.36
|
$5.30
₫134,555
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.13
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.15
|
$1.59
₫40,464
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.28
|
$1.72
₫43,673
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.46
₫11,739
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.95
|
$0.76
₫19,378
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.76
|
$0.49
₫12,361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.46
₫11,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.54
₫13,667
|
|
pay 48.5% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.85
|
$3.47
₫88,046
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€50.06
|
$7.91
₫200,863
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€30,309.51
|
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,857
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€27.99
|
$5.38
₫136,587
|
|
pay 76.5% less for housing
Berlin
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€42.88
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,218.86
|
$338.66
₫8,598,770
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€894.88
|
$239.31
₫6,076,111
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€251.20
|
$58.28
₫1,479,704
|
|
pay 3.3% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€292.60
|
$243.92
₫6,193,281
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,187.60
|
$12,260.72
₫311,304,439
|
|
pay 63.2% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.09
|
$0.99
₫25,108
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.79
|
$1.83
₫46,546
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.68
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€36.11
|
$26.31
₫667,950
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€13.02
|
$4.15
₫105,453
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€81.49
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€39.07
|
$26.37
₫669,544
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€91.02
|
$92.93
₫2,359,548
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€131.82
|
$86.41
₫2,194,044
|
|
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