Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 56.4% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 83.2% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK149.88
|
$1.96
₫49,708
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK99.92
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.82
|
$0.46
₫11,584
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK19.99
|
$0.28
₫6,980
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.39
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.50
|
$4.78
₫120,982
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.60
|
$5.22
₫132,058
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.51
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK35.01
|
$1.68
₫42,464
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.52
|
$1.60
₫40,435
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK8.96
|
$0.46
₫11,759
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.12
|
$0.76
₫19,287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.76
|
$0.47
₫11,982
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.80
|
$0.44
₫11,239
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.98
|
$0.58
₫14,656
|
|
pay 60.9% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.63
|
$3.48
₫87,946
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK649.46
|
$7.86
₫198,833
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK324,588.45
|
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK181.85
|
$5.34
₫135,206
|
|
pay 75.7% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK255.85
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK11,991.14
|
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,732.72
|
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,108.56
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
|
pay 10.3% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,798.64
|
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,321.62
|
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
|
pay 72.2% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK59.95
|
$0.98
₫24,854
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.63
|
$1.87
₫47,322
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK61.95
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK294.79
|
$24.74
₫625,871
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK129.89
|
$4.72
₫119,300
|
|
pay 45.2% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK734.77
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK305.99
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK795.73
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,145.00
|
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
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