Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 32.5% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Greece, you would:
pay 67.2% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.63
|
$1.98
₫50,344
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.99
|
$0.44
₫11,277
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.26
₫6,545
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.04
|
$5.00
₫127,331
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$5.30
₫134,897
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.05
|
$1.59
₫40,567
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$1.72
₫43,784
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.46
₫11,769
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.76
₫19,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.49
₫12,392
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.46
₫11,593
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.54
₫13,701
|
|
pay 39.0% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.24
|
$3.47
₫88,270
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.53
|
$7.91
₫201,374
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.25
|
$5.38
₫136,935
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€502.75
|
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€376.04
|
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€168.43
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
|
pay 26.3% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€396.09
|
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
|
pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.22
|
$0.99
₫25,172
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.35
|
$1.83
₫46,665
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.71
|
$26.31
₫669,650
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.46
|
$4.15
₫105,722
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€80.19
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.72
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€89.57
|
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
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