Cost of living comparison
Zurich is 6.1 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Zurich instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 11.5 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Zurich
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,860
|
$27.62
CHF23.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,122
|
$17.68
CHF15.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,620
|
$5.15
CHF4.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,001
|
$4.77
CHF4.13
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Zurich
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,703
|
$3.67
CHF3.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,353
|
$12.49
CHF10.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,463
|
$7.24
CHF6.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,862
|
$6.85
CHF5.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,594
|
$11.43
CHF9.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,559
|
$1.55
CHF1.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,795
|
$1.03
CHF0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,346
|
$1.37
CHF1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,019
|
$2.30
CHF1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,273
|
$1.02
CHF0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,701
|
$1.15
CHF0.99
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Zurich
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,215
|
$7.79
CHF6.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫199,442
|
$95.03
CHF82.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫997,208,604
|
$36,243.17
CHF31,416.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫135,620
|
$43.09
CHF37.36
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Zurich
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,287
|
$51.05
CHF44.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,619,369
|
$2,455.74
CHF2,128.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,162,021
|
$1,834.58
CHF1,590.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,588,032
|
$205.09
CHF177.78
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Zurich
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,107,903
|
$3,017.01
CHF2,615.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫321,920,306
|
$36,229.36
CHF31,404.73
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Zurich
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,930
|
$8.84
CHF7.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,467
|
$5.89
CHF5.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,902
|
$9.94
CHF8.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫627,788
|
$82.91
CHF71.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫119,665
|
$22.10
CHF19.16
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Zurich
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫809,196
|
$130.98
CHF113.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫684,091
|
$65.69
CHF56.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,116,071
|
$125.12
CHF108.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,384,160
|
$211.23
CHF183.10
|
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