Cost of living comparison

 Bolzano-Bozen, Italy
compared to
 Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi vs. Bolzano-Bozen Cost of Living Summary
Hanoi vs. Bolzano-Bozen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Bolzano-Bozen, you would:

pay 79.4% less for restaurants

 
Bolzano-Bozen
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.29
€16.50
$1.98
₫51,648
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.18
€8.71
$4.75
₫123,955
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.22
€2.75
$0.44
₫11,569

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pay 31.1% less for groceries

 
Bolzano-Bozen
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$3.06
€2.61
$1.03
₫26,850
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.50
€6.42
$5.00
₫130,629
Milk (1 gallon) $5.50
€4.71
$5.30
₫138,392

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pay 41.6% less for transportation

 
Bolzano-Bozen
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.35
€6.29
$3.47
₫90,557
Monthly public transit pass $53.59
€45.84
$7.91
₫206,592
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,794.08
€22,922.33
$39,554.95
₫1,032,957,711

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pay 63.6% less for housing

 
Bolzano-Bozen
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$27.01
€23.11
$9.00
₫235,134
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $897.60
€767.90
$338.66
₫8,843,996
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $746.11
€638.30
$239.31
₫6,249,394

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pay 22.7% more for childcare

 
Bolzano-Bozen
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $446.57
€382.04
$243.92
₫6,369,906
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,430.58
€5,501.36
$12,260.72
₫320,182,458

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pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bolzano-Bozen
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.58
$0.99
₫25,824
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.74
€2.35
$1.83
₫47,874
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.50
€6.42
$1.38
₫36,154

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pay 43.8% less for clothing

 
Bolzano-Bozen
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$84.45
€72.25
$36.72
₫958,957
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$60.73
€51.96
$26.37
₫688,638
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$125.04
€106.97
$92.93
₫2,426,840

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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