Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 41.5% cheaper than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 75.7% less for restaurants
|
Ljubljana
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€14.39
|
$1.98
₫50,344
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.79
|
$0.44
₫11,277
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.83
|
$0.26
₫6,545
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
|
Ljubljana
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.78
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.25
|
$5.00
₫127,331
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.92
|
$5.30
₫134,897
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.34
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.74
|
$1.59
₫40,567
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$1.72
₫43,784
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.74
|
$0.46
₫11,769
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.90
|
$0.76
₫19,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.43
|
$0.49
₫12,392
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.46
₫11,593
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.64
|
$0.54
₫13,701
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
|
Ljubljana
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.78
|
$3.47
₫88,270
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€38.02
|
$7.91
₫201,374
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€26,717.02
|
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€11.02
|
$5.38
₫136,935
|
|
pay 69.0% less for housing
|
Ljubljana
|
Hanoi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€32.14
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€903.95
|
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€742.34
|
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€184.58
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
|
pay 3.4% less for childcare
|
Ljubljana
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€465.75
|
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,220.62
|
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ljubljana
|
Hanoi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.08
|
$0.99
₫25,172
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€2.22
|
$1.83
₫46,665
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€44.27
|
$26.31
₫669,650
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$4.15
₫105,722
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
|
Ljubljana
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€85.13
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€40.80
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€99.05
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€121.94
|
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
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