Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 70.3% cheaper than Geneva.
- Restaurants
-
pay 87.9% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 56.6% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 56.5% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 80.9% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 77.6% less in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 77.9% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 54.4% less in Hanoi
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Geneva, you would:
pay 87.9% less for restaurants
Geneva
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.79
CHF24.59
|
$1.98
₫51,609
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF13.66
|
$4.75
₫123,862
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.01
CHF4.00
|
$0.44
₫11,560
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.72
CHF3.77
|
$0.26
₫6,709
|
|
pay 56.6% less for groceries
Geneva
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.83
CHF3.06
|
$1.03
₫26,830
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.83
CHF10.25
|
$5.00
₫130,532
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CHF5.92
|
$5.30
₫138,289
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.61
CHF6.08
|
$1.59
₫41,381
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.02
CHF10.40
|
$1.59
₫41,586
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.64
CHF1.31
|
$1.72
₫44,885
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF0.92
|
$0.46
₫12,065
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CHF1.10
|
$0.76
₫19,916
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.81
CHF2.25
|
$0.49
₫12,704
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF0.93
|
$0.46
₫11,885
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.86
|
$0.54
₫14,046
|
|
pay 56.5% less for transportation
Geneva
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.06
CHF6.43
|
$3.47
₫90,489
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.84
CHF63.75
|
$7.91
₫206,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,408.50
CHF29,873.38
|
$39,554.95
₫1,032,186,389
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.13
CHF28.05
|
$5.38
₫140,377
|
|
pay 80.9% less for housing
Geneva
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.62
CHF47.61
|
$9.00
₫234,958
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,191.80
CHF1,750.31
|
$338.66
₫8,837,393
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,942.94
CHF1,551.58
|
$239.31
₫6,244,728
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.59
CHF139.42
|
$58.28
₫1,520,767
|
|
pay 77.6% less for childcare
Geneva
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,761.19
CHF3,003.58
|
$243.92
₫6,365,149
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,979.71
CHF25,538.10
|
$12,260.72
₫319,943,374
|
|
pay 77.9% less for entertainment and sports
Geneva
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.12
CHF7.29
|
$0.99
₫25,805
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.45
CHF4.35
|
$1.83
₫47,838
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.26
CHF8.20
|
$1.38
₫36,127
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.48
CHF61.08
|
$26.31
₫686,486
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF18.22
|
$4.15
₫108,380
|
|
pay 54.4% less for clothing
Geneva
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.16
CHF97.55
|
$36.72
₫958,241
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.27
CHF49.73
|
$26.37
₫688,124
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
CHF112.94
|
$92.93
₫2,425,028
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$194.56
CHF155.37
|
$86.41
₫2,254,930
|
|
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