Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 10.3% cheaper than Crete.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Crete, you would:
pay 79.2% less for restaurants
Crete
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$29.24
€26.35
|
$1.96
₫48,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.32
₫130,855
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
€1.17
|
$0.46
₫11,253
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
€1.22
|
$0.28
₫6,780
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
Crete
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
$1.01
₫24,892
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.02
€9.03
|
$4.78
₫117,520
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
€7.20
|
$5.22
₫128,280
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.51
|
$1.69
₫41,508
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.91
€4.43
|
$1.68
₫41,249
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.66
|
$1.60
₫39,278
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.91
|
$0.46
₫11,423
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.44
|
$0.76
₫18,735
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.47
|
$0.47
₫11,639
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.35
|
$0.44
₫10,917
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
€0.18
|
$0.58
₫14,236
|
|
pay 27.0% less for transportation
Crete
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.06
€7.26
|
$3.48
₫85,429
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€39.04
|
$7.86
₫193,143
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,237.78
€18,236.87
|
$39,295.00
₫965,716,435
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
€13.21
|
$5.34
₫131,337
|
|
pay 25.7% less for housing
Crete
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.68
€27.65
|
$8.56
₫210,425
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.71
€225.92
|
$339.65
₫8,347,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$203.41
₫4,999,003
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.10
€94.71
|
$62.58
₫1,537,881
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Crete
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.78
€150.29
|
$240.68
₫5,915,013
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,347.65
€3,917.80
|
$12,685.27
₫311,753,959
|
|
pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports
Crete
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.52
€3.17
|
$0.98
₫24,143
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
€3.54
|
$1.87
₫45,968
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.77
€4.29
|
$1.38
₫33,800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.74
€32.21
|
$24.74
₫607,962
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.58
€6.83
|
$4.72
₫115,886
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
Crete
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.64
€78.07
|
$31.89
₫783,642
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.68
€27.65
|
$26.96
₫662,487
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.98
€58.55
|
$83.38
₫2,049,245
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
€95.15
|
$93.95
₫2,308,867
|
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