Cost of living comparison

 Hanoi, Vietnam
compared to
 Esbjerg, Denmark
Esbjerg vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Esbjerg is 4.0 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants
pay 8.0 times more in Esbjerg
Groceries
pay 86.7% more in Esbjerg
Transportation
pay 7.8 times more in Esbjerg
Housing
pay 3.3 times more in Esbjerg
Childcare
pay 26.1% more in Esbjerg
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.5 times more in Esbjerg
Clothing
pay 45.3% more in Esbjerg

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing in Esbjerg are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Esbjerg.

Esbjerg vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Esbjerg instead of Hanoi, you would:

pay 8.0 times more for restaurants

 
Hanoi
Esbjerg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.98
₫50,442
$21.56
DKK148.42
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.75
₫121,062
$11.07
DKK76.19
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.44
₫11,299
$3.93
DKK27.05

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pay 86.7% more for groceries

 
Hanoi
Esbjerg
Bread
1 loaf
$1.03
₫26,223
$2.40
DKK16.49
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.00
₫127,581
$3.23
DKK22.26
Milk (1 gallon) $5.30
₫135,162
$7.22
DKK49.73

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pay 7.8 times more for transportation

 
Hanoi
Esbjerg
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.47
₫88,443
$7.57
DKK52.10
Monthly public transit pass $7.91
₫201,770
$179.66
DKK1,236.83
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,554.95
₫1,008,848,969
$43,117.71
DKK296,839.56

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

 
Hanoi
Esbjerg
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.00
₫229,646
$39.90
DKK274.68
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $338.66
₫8,637,582
$961.35
DKK6,618.29
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $239.31
₫6,103,536
$479.09
DKK3,298.22

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pay 26.1% more for childcare

 
Hanoi
Esbjerg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $243.92
₫6,221,235
$455.13
DKK3,133.31
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,260.72
₫312,709,552
$8,048.64
DKK55,410.05

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pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Hanoi
Esbjerg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.99
₫25,221
$7.19
DKK49.47
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.83
₫46,756
$4.79
DKK32.98
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.38
₫35,310
$8.62
DKK59.37

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pay 45.3% more for clothing

 
Hanoi
Esbjerg
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.72
₫936,576
$86.24
DKK593.68
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.37
₫672,566
$35.90
DKK247.12
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.93
₫2,370,199
$71.86
DKK494.73

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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