Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 46.8% cheaper than Strassen.
- Restaurants
-
pay 81.3% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 7.7% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 43.5% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 71.3% less in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.0% less in Hanoi
Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Strassen, you would:
pay 81.3% less for restaurants
|
Strassen
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€18.19
|
$1.98
₫50,312
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.93
€13.51
|
$4.75
₫120,748
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
€2.60
|
$0.44
₫11,270
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.82
|
$0.26
₫6,540
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
|
Strassen
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.03
₫26,155
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.00
₫127,250
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.45
€3.34
|
$5.30
₫134,811
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.49
|
$1.59
₫40,341
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.59
₫40,541
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.72
₫43,756
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.57
|
$0.46
₫11,762
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
₫19,415
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
₫12,384
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
₫11,586
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
₫13,693
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
|
Strassen
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
€5.95
|
$3.47
₫88,214
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.91
₫201,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,554.95
₫1,006,231,469
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.38
₫136,847
|
|
pay 71.3% less for housing
|
Strassen
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.87
€41.58
|
$9.00
₫229,050
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,714.82
€1,663.02
|
$338.66
₫8,615,171
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,607.64
€1,559.08
|
$239.31
₫6,087,700
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.35
€95.38
|
$58.28
₫1,482,526
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Strassen
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$243.92
₫6,205,094
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,260.72
₫311,898,214
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Strassen
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.12
|
$0.99
₫25,156
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€4.16
|
$1.83
₫46,635
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.38
₫35,218
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.29
€18.71
|
$26.31
₫669,224
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.15
₫105,654
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Strassen
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$36.72
₫934,146
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.37
₫670,821
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.93
₫2,364,049
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$86.41
₫2,198,229
|
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