Cost of living comparison

 Atlantic City (NJ), United States
compared to
 Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi vs. Atlantic City Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 42.3% cheaper than Atlantic City.

Restaurants
pay 79.9% less in Hanoi
Groceries
pay 45.6% less in Hanoi
Transportation
pay 11.2% more in Hanoi
Housing
pay 71.3% less in Hanoi
Childcare
pay 38.8% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 75.4% less in Hanoi
Clothing
pay 4.0% more in Hanoi

The cost of transportation and clothing in Hanoi are more expensive than in Atlantic City. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and childcare are lower in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Atlantic City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Atlantic City, you would:

pay 79.9% less for restaurants

 
Atlantic City
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$1.98
₫49,602
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$4.75
₫119,045
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.60
 
$0.44
₫11,111

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pay 45.6% less for groceries

 
Atlantic City
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$2.13
 
$1.03
₫25,786
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.02
 
$5.00
₫125,455
Milk (1 gallon) $4.87
 
$5.30
₫132,910

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pay 11.2% more for transportation

 
Atlantic City
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.11
 
$3.47
₫86,970
Monthly public transit pass ?? $7.91
₫198,408
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,686.66
 
$39,554.95
₫992,038,116

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pay 71.3% less for housing

 
Atlantic City
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$60.00
 
$9.00
₫225,819
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,200.00
 
$338.66
₫8,493,650
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,100.00
 
$239.31
₫6,001,831

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pay 38.8% less for childcare

 
Atlantic City
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,200.00
 
$243.92
₫6,117,568
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,000.00
 
$12,260.72
₫307,498,748

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pay 75.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Atlantic City
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$0.99
₫24,801
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.67
 
$1.83
₫45,977
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.82
 
$1.38
₫34,721

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pay 4.0% more for clothing

 
Atlantic City
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$35.00
 
$36.72
₫920,969
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$64.50
 
$26.37
₫661,359
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$60.00
 
$92.93
₫2,330,703

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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