Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 2.7 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,216
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$2.57
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
|
pay 36.6% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$5.64
€5.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$4.49
€4.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$2.68
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$3.44
€3.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$0.62
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$0.50
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$0.45
€0.43
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$6.92
€6.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
$32.15
€30.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
$29,580.66
€28,053.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
$10.07
€9.55
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$29.49
€27.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$743.73
€705.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$530.91
€503.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
$240.91
€228.47
|
|
pay 36.8% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
$522.95
€495.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$7,258.22
€6,883.42
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$3.87
€3.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$5.89
€5.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$52.89
€50.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
pay 56.6% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$92.77
€87.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$37.65
€35.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$90.51
€85.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$115.44
€109.48
|
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