Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 53.5% cheaper than Karlsruhe.
- Restaurants
-
pay 78.0% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 30.0% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 44.5% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 73.4% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 53.1% less in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 61.2% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 34.1% less in Hanoi
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and clothing are lower in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Karlsruhe, you would:
pay 78.0% less for restaurants
|
Karlsruhe
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.84
|
$1.98
₫50,442
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.90
|
$4.75
₫121,062
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.04
€2.80
|
$0.44
₫11,299
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€2.00
|
$0.26
₫6,558
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
|
Karlsruhe
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
$1.03
₫26,223
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.31
|
$5.00
₫127,581
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
€3.95
|
$5.30
₫135,162
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
€3.25
|
$1.59
₫40,446
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.27
|
$1.59
₫40,646
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.72
₫43,870
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.46
₫11,792
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$0.76
₫19,466
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
€1.76
|
$0.49
₫12,416
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.46
₫11,616
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.54
₫13,728
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
|
Karlsruhe
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.08
€6.54
|
$3.47
₫88,443
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€48.48
|
$7.91
₫201,770
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,130.52
€26,893.04
|
$39,554.95
₫1,008,848,969
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.22
€22.36
|
$5.38
₫137,203
|
|
pay 73.4% less for housing
|
Karlsruhe
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.41
€45.62
|
$9.00
₫229,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,018.17
€939.97
|
$338.66
₫8,637,582
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$880.63
€812.99
|
$239.31
₫6,103,536
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.71
€193.60
|
$58.28
₫1,486,383
|
|
pay 53.1% less for childcare
|
Karlsruhe
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.81
€479.88
|
$243.92
₫6,221,235
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,260.72
₫312,709,552
|
|
pay 61.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Karlsruhe
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.45
€4.11
|
$0.99
₫25,221
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.27
|
$1.83
₫46,756
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.79
€8.11
|
$1.38
₫35,310
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.44
€33.64
|
$26.31
₫670,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.87
|
$4.15
₫105,929
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
|
Karlsruhe
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.43
€71.49
|
$36.72
₫936,576
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.27
€51.95
|
$26.37
₫672,566
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.88
€81.13
|
$92.93
₫2,370,199
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.76
€125.33
|
$86.41
₫2,203,947
|
|
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