Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 7.7 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 13.1 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,708
|
$25.99
€23.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,584
|
$5.09
€4.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,980
|
$7.15
€6.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
$5.23
€4.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,982
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,058
|
$7.17
€6.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,464
|
$4.81
€4.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,435
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,759
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,287
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,982
|
$1.82
€1.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,239
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,656
|
$1.47
€1.35
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,946
|
$8.64
€7.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫198,833
|
$23.83
€21.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
$46,760.68
€43,000.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫135,206
|
$20.58
€18.92
|
|
pay 16.8 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
$61.73
€56.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
$8,169.63
€7,512.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
$6,497.92
€5,975.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
$237.50
€218.40
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
$2,111.82
€1,942.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
$43,184.11
€39,711.38
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,854
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,322
|
$5.67
€5.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
$13.54
€12.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫625,871
|
$521.19
€479.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫119,300
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
$162.81
€149.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
$65.34
€60.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
$187.00
€171.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
$632.46
€581.60
|
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