Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 3.1 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 6.2 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,708
|
$19.49
€17.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
$10.29
€9.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,584
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,980
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
pay 78.1% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
$1.46
€1.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,982
|
$5.28
€4.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,058
|
$4.54
€4.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
$2.87
€2.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,464
|
$4.90
€4.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,435
|
$1.42
€1.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,759
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,287
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,982
|
$1.82
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,239
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,656
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,946
|
$5.49
€5.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫198,833
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
$25,450.20
€23,403.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫135,206
|
$29.24
€26.89
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
$38.58
€35.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
$1,095.02
€1,006.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
$900.23
€827.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
$112.57
€103.52
|
|
pay 79.1% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
$667.12
€613.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
$10,288.38
€9,461.02
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,854
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,322
|
$2.69
€2.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
$5.96
€5.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫625,871
|
$81.22
€74.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫119,300
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
$127.25
€117.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
$62.27
€57.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
$157.03
€144.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
$200.35
€184.24
|
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