Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 31.6% cheaper than Bucharest.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.6% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 0.4% more in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 13.2% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 35.6% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 19.2% less in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 57.5% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 24.2% less in Hanoi
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, childcare, and transportation are lower in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 71.6% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON51.38
|
$1.98
₫51,609
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON32.70
|
$4.75
₫123,862
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON8.66
|
$0.44
₫11,560
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON9.56
|
$0.26
₫6,709
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.09
|
$1.03
₫26,830
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON19.62
|
$5.00
₫130,532
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON27.50
|
$5.30
₫138,289
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON14.21
|
$1.59
₫41,381
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON13.39
|
$1.59
₫41,586
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.54
|
$1.72
₫44,885
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.33
|
$0.46
₫12,065
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.26
|
$0.76
₫19,916
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON3.82
|
$0.49
₫12,704
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.20
|
$0.46
₫11,885
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON1.91
|
$0.54
₫14,046
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
Bucharest
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON26.42
|
$3.47
₫90,489
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON74.74
|
$7.91
₫206,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON112,746.91
|
$39,554.95
₫1,032,186,389
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON25.23
|
$5.38
₫140,377
|
|
pay 35.6% less for housing
Bucharest
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON40.56
|
$9.00
₫234,958
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,609.94
|
$338.66
₫8,837,393
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,722.35
|
$239.31
₫6,244,728
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON563.96
|
$58.28
₫1,520,767
|
|
pay 19.2% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,289.14
|
$243.92
₫6,365,149
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON46,097.77
|
$12,260.72
₫319,943,374
|
|
pay 57.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON14.01
|
$0.99
₫25,805
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON13.74
|
$1.83
₫47,838
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON25.93
|
$1.38
₫36,127
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON216.11
|
$26.31
₫686,486
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON37.37
|
$4.15
₫108,380
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON340.00
|
$36.72
₫958,241
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON172.04
|
$26.37
₫688,124
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON372.64
|
$92.93
₫2,425,028
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON458.75
|
$86.41
₫2,254,930
|
|
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