Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 23.8% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 70.0% less for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$1.98
₫50,344
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.71
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$0.44
₫11,277
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$0.26
₫6,545
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.82
|
$5.00
₫127,331
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.74
|
$5.30
₫134,897
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.84
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.44
|
$1.59
₫40,567
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$1.72
₫43,784
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.46
₫11,769
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.76
₫19,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.02
|
$0.49
₫12,392
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.46
₫11,593
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.50
|
$0.54
₫13,701
|
|
pay 23.8% less for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.77
|
$3.47
₫88,270
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$7.91
₫201,374
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€26,781.75
|
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€6.37
|
$5.38
₫136,935
|
|
pay 47.1% less for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€28.08
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€562.01
|
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€435.16
|
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€79.21
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
|
pay 34.0% more for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€254.52
|
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,679.25
|
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.26
|
$0.99
₫25,172
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$1.83
₫46,665
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€38.08
|
$26.31
₫669,650
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$4.15
₫105,722
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€72.96
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€40.17
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€102.29
|
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
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