Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 28.8% cheaper than Sofia.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 67.3% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.96
BGN20.55
|
$1.98
₫50,344
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BGN2.77
|
$0.44
₫11,277
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
$0.26
₫6,545
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
Sofia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
BGN2.10
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
BGN9.90
|
$5.00
₫127,331
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BGN12.37
|
$5.30
₫134,897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
BGN6.65
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
BGN6.56
|
$1.59
₫40,567
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
$1.72
₫43,784
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
$0.46
₫11,769
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
$0.76
₫19,428
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
$0.49
₫12,392
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
$0.46
₫11,593
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
$0.54
₫13,701
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Sofia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
BGN10.61
|
$3.47
₫88,270
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.40
BGN51.38
|
$7.91
₫201,374
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,952.87
BGN56,166.94
|
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
BGN14.08
|
$5.38
₫136,935
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
Sofia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.48
BGN25.28
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.94
BGN1,070.61
|
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.23
BGN806.76
|
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.12
BGN214.00
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
|
pay 12.9% more for childcare
Sofia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$554.43
BGN1,039.65
|
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,747.31
BGN12,652.41
|
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
|
pay 44.0% less for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
$0.99
₫25,172
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
$1.83
₫46,665
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.04
BGN69.46
|
$26.31
₫669,650
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
$4.15
₫105,722
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.63
BGN132.45
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.57
BGN62.95
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.28
BGN186.16
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.16
BGN191.57
|
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
|
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