Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 40.4% cheaper than Kotor.
- Restaurants
-
pay 75.0% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 2.7% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 36.9% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 62.2% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 3.5% less in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.7% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 50.1% less in Hanoi
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and childcare are lower in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Kotor, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
|
Kotor
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€13.59
|
$1.98
₫50,178
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.41
|
$4.75
₫120,426
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.08
|
$0.44
₫11,240
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
€1.57
|
$0.26
₫6,523
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
|
Kotor
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
€1.04
|
$1.03
₫26,085
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
€4.00
|
$5.00
₫126,911
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
€5.32
|
$5.30
₫134,452
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
€2.92
|
$1.59
₫40,233
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.50
|
$1.59
₫40,433
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$1.72
₫43,640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.85
|
$0.46
₫11,730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.65
|
$0.76
₫19,364
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.23
|
$0.49
₫12,351
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.53
|
$0.46
₫11,555
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.63
|
$0.54
₫13,656
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
|
Kotor
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€6.01
|
$3.47
₫87,979
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.31
€62.71
|
$7.91
₫200,710
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€27,240.11
|
$39,554.95
₫1,003,550,794
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.65
€12.33
|
$5.38
₫136,483
|
|
pay 62.2% less for housing
|
Kotor
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.35
€28.62
|
$9.00
₫228,440
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$964.59
€940.65
|
$338.66
₫8,592,220
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$768.10
€749.03
|
$239.31
₫6,071,482
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.43
€104.76
|
$58.28
₫1,478,577
|
|
pay 3.5% less for childcare
|
Kotor
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$396.55
€386.71
|
$243.92
₫6,188,563
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,324.34
€9,092.93
|
$12,260.72
₫311,067,294
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kotor
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.14
|
$0.99
₫25,089
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.42
|
$1.83
₫46,511
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
€3.97
|
$1.38
₫35,124
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$128.61
€125.42
|
$26.31
₫667,441
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.23
|
$4.15
₫105,373
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
|
Kotor
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.18
€104.52
|
$36.72
₫931,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.16
€55.74
|
$26.37
₫669,034
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.19
€117.21
|
$92.93
₫2,357,751
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$206.31
€201.19
|
$86.41
₫2,192,372
|
|
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