Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 3.1 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 6.4 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$2.77
€2.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$2.35
€2.23
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$2.91
€2.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$8.18
€7.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$5.99
€5.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$4.47
€4.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$6.34
€6.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$1.16
€1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$1.01
€0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$1.41
€1.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$1.96
€1.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$6.58
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
$41.80
€39.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
$27,753.31
€26,320.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
$18.01
€17.08
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$36.56
€34.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$1,107.49
€1,050.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$808.26
€766.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
$244.03
€231.43
|
|
pay 19.8% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
$273.73
€259.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$15,621.84
€14,815.16
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$4.21
€4.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$6.75
€6.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$45.46
€43.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
|
pay 73.8% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$104.52
€99.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$43.69
€41.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$95.42
€90.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$123.09
€116.73
|
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