Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 3.2 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,344
|
$13.86
SEK152.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
$10.16
SEK112.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,277
|
$2.56
SEK28.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,545
|
$2.13
SEK23.49
|
|
pay 99.6% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
$2.66
SEK29.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,331
|
$5.29
SEK58.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,897
|
$5.43
SEK59.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
$3.82
SEK42.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,567
|
$5.15
SEK56.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,784
|
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,769
|
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,428
|
$1.36
SEK15.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,392
|
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,593
|
$0.71
SEK7.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,701
|
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,270
|
$6.67
SEK73.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,374
|
$94.22
SEK1,039.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
$28,544.48
SEK314,919.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,935
|
$27.62
SEK304.73
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
$33.49
SEK369.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
$1,542.54
SEK17,018.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
$965.24
SEK10,649.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
$139.65
SEK1,540.68
|
|
pay 47.0% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
$144.54
SEK1,594.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
$5,727.37
SEK63,187.80
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,172
|
$7.30
SEK80.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,665
|
$4.27
SEK47.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
$6.56
SEK72.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫669,650
|
$39.99
SEK441.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,722
|
$15.61
SEK172.24
|
|
pay 81.4% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
$90.26
SEK995.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
$43.14
SEK475.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
$106.21
SEK1,171.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
$174.28
SEK1,922.81
|
|
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