Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 4.0 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 9.1 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,248
|
$21.44
€20.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,594
|
$12.86
€12.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,255
|
$3.89
€3.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,532
|
$3.59
€3.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,122
|
$3.19
€3.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,088
|
$8.38
€7.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,640
|
$5.80
€5.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,289
|
$4.18
€3.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,489
|
$5.36
€5.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,701
|
$1.21
€1.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,747
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,391
|
$1.12
€1.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,368
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,571
|
$0.95
€0.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,675
|
$1.00
€0.95
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,102
|
$6.12
€5.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,991
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,953,032
|
$27,027.72
€25,735.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,674
|
$31.72
€30.21
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,759
|
$51.67
€49.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,604,225
|
$1,942.57
€1,849.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,079,966
|
$1,630.61
€1,552.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,480,643
|
$186.56
€177.64
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,197,210
|
$1,316.93
€1,253.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,501,942
|
$17,684.09
€16,838.79
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,124
|
$7.23
€6.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,576
|
$4.34
€4.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,173
|
$6.16
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫668,374
|
$45.62
€43.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,520
|
$15.00
€14.29
|
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pay 26.2% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,959
|
$64.15
€61.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,969
|
$32.76
€31.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,361,045
|
$82.52
€78.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,195,436
|
$101.28
€96.44
|
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