Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 5.8 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Geneva instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 10.6 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫48,286
|
$27.62
CHF23.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫130,855
|
$16.57
CHF14.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,253
|
$4.75
CHF4.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,780
|
$4.12
CHF3.49
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫24,892
|
$3.71
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫117,520
|
$12.06
CHF10.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫128,280
|
$6.88
CHF5.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫41,508
|
$7.06
CHF5.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫41,249
|
$12.86
CHF10.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫39,278
|
$1.50
CHF1.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,423
|
$1.05
CHF0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫18,735
|
$1.31
CHF1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,639
|
$2.72
CHF2.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫10,917
|
$1.11
CHF0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,236
|
$1.09
CHF0.92
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫85,429
|
$8.16
CHF6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫193,143
|
$77.35
CHF65.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫965,716,435
|
$36,243.17
CHF30,665.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫131,337
|
$34.92
CHF29.54
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫210,425
|
$54.85
CHF46.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,347,167
|
$2,286.57
CHF1,934.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫4,999,003
|
$1,932.73
CHF1,635.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,537,881
|
$177.85
CHF150.48
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫5,915,013
|
$3,430.53
CHF2,902.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫311,753,959
|
$30,411.36
CHF25,730.93
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,143
|
$7.73
CHF6.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫45,968
|
$5.28
CHF4.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫33,800
|
$9.39
CHF7.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫607,962
|
$81.31
CHF68.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫115,886
|
$22.10
CHF18.70
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫783,642
|
$109.76
CHF92.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫662,487
|
$66.72
CHF56.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,049,245
|
$131.68
CHF111.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,308,867
|
$200.48
CHF169.62
|
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