Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 58.5% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Paris, you would:
pay 82.8% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$1.98
₫50,344
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.92
|
$0.44
₫11,277
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.84
|
$0.26
₫6,545
|
|
pay 48.3% less for groceries
Paris
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.92
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.77
|
$5.00
₫127,331
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.18
|
$5.30
₫134,897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.65
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€6.06
|
$1.59
₫40,567
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$1.72
₫43,784
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.46
₫11,769
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.44
|
$0.76
₫19,428
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.70
|
$0.49
₫12,392
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.06
|
$0.46
₫11,593
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$0.54
₫13,701
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
Paris
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.34
|
$3.47
₫88,270
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€88.78
|
$7.91
₫201,374
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,341.11
|
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.82
|
$5.38
₫136,935
|
|
pay 73.7% less for housing
Paris
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€32.27
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,310.88
|
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,013.78
|
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€180.60
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
|
pay 45.4% less for childcare
Paris
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€725.08
|
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,285.22
|
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
|
pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$0.99
₫25,172
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.14
|
$1.83
₫46,665
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.98
|
$26.31
₫669,650
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$4.15
₫105,722
|
|
pay 41.7% less for clothing
Paris
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€99.53
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.65
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€106.94
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€142.83
|
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
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