Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 45.9% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 80.6% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€18.00
|
$1.98
₫50,272
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.32
|
$4.75
₫120,654
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€3.02
|
$0.44
₫11,261
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.95
|
$0.26
₫6,535
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
$1.03
₫26,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.97
|
$5.00
₫127,150
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.94
|
$5.30
₫134,706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.96
|
$1.59
₫40,309
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.76
|
$1.59
₫40,509
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.07
|
$1.72
₫43,722
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.46
₫11,752
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$0.76
₫19,400
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.64
|
$0.49
₫12,375
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.46
₫11,577
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$0.54
₫13,682
|
|
pay 49.3% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€7.20
|
$3.47
₫88,145
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€68.52
|
$7.91
₫201,089
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€32,920.34
|
$39,554.95
₫1,005,447,244
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€17.08
|
$5.38
₫136,741
|
|
pay 60.8% less for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€21.58
|
$9.00
₫228,872
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€1,067.05
|
$338.66
₫8,608,457
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€835.71
|
$239.31
₫6,082,956
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€95.36
|
$58.28
₫1,481,371
|
|
pay 5.6% less for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€324.47
|
$243.92
₫6,200,258
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€10,086.66
|
$12,260.72
₫311,655,131
|
|
pay 72.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.23
|
$0.99
₫25,136
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.57
|
$1.83
₫46,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€10.90
|
$1.38
₫35,191
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€45.85
|
$26.31
₫668,702
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€17.49
|
$4.15
₫105,572
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€95.99
|
$36.72
₫933,418
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€30.48
|
$26.37
₫670,298
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€85.98
|
$92.93
₫2,362,207
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€106.78
|
$86.41
₫2,196,516
|
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