Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 50.2% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 81.2% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 27.5% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 50.0% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 74.8% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 24.8% less in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 64.4% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 28.6% less in Hanoi
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 81.2% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€16.03
|
$1.98
₫51,648
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€10.45
|
$4.75
₫123,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.52
|
$0.44
₫11,569
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.00
|
$0.26
₫6,714
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.53
|
$1.03
₫26,850
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.31
|
$5.00
₫130,629
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.77
|
$5.30
₫138,392
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€3.78
|
$1.59
₫41,412
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€5.89
|
$1.59
₫41,618
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.74
|
$1.72
₫44,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.90
|
$0.46
₫12,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.69
|
$0.76
₫19,931
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.41
|
$0.49
₫12,713
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$0.46
₫11,894
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$0.54
₫14,056
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€6.67
|
$3.47
₫90,557
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€82.03
|
$7.91
₫206,592
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€27,323.45
|
$39,554.95
₫1,032,957,711
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€19.46
|
$5.38
₫140,482
|
|
pay 74.8% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€36.88
|
$9.00
₫235,134
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,102.88
|
$338.66
₫8,843,996
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€899.87
|
$239.31
₫6,249,394
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€160.63
|
$58.28
₫1,521,903
|
|
pay 24.8% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,392.72
|
$243.92
₫6,369,906
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€7,743.11
|
$12,260.72
₫320,182,458
|
|
pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.75
|
$0.99
₫25,824
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.08
|
$1.83
₫47,874
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€9.86
|
$1.38
₫36,154
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€33.36
|
$26.31
₫686,999
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€11.93
|
$4.15
₫108,461
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€72.16
|
$36.72
₫958,957
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€32.73
|
$26.37
₫688,638
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€79.22
|
$92.93
₫2,426,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€101.40
|
$86.41
₫2,256,615
|
|
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