Cost of living comparison

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Hanoi vs. Bar Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 21.2% cheaper than Bar.

Restaurants: pay 71.6% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 10.1% more in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 33.1% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 49.5% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 52.6% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.8% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 21.2% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Bar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Bar, you would:

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pay 71.6% less for restaurants

	Bar	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.72 €10.45	$1.98 ₫50,178	-81.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 €8.36	$4.75 ₫120,426	-44.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 €1.52	$0.44 ₫11,240	-71.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 €2.27	$0.26 ₫6,523	-88.9%
Average			-71.6%

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pay 10.1% more for groceries

	Bar	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 €0.82	$1.03 ₫26,085	+22.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 €3.76	$5.00 ₫126,911	+29.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.53 €4.41	$5.30 ₫134,452	+17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.90 €2.82	$1.59 ₫40,233	-45.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 €2.98	$1.59 ₫40,433	-47.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 €0.55	$1.72 ₫43,640	+207.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.76	$0.46 ₫11,730	-40.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.64	$0.76 ₫19,364	+16.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.06	$0.49 ₫12,351	-55.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.43	$0.46 ₫11,555	+3.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.51	$0.54 ₫13,656	+2.5%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 33.1% less for transportation

	Bar	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.18 €6.03	$3.47 ₫87,979	-43.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.79 €26.13	$7.91 ₫200,710	-70.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,009.37 €29,264.59	$39,554.95 ₫1,003,550,794	+31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.72 €10.45	$5.38 ₫136,483	-49.8%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 49.5% less for housing

	Bar	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.96 €27.26	$9.00 ₫228,440	-67.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$624.30 €608.81	$338.66 ₫8,592,220	-45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$489.69 €477.54	$239.31 ₫6,071,482	-51.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.16 €85.00	$58.28 ₫1,478,577	-33.1%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 52.6% more for childcare

	Bar	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$241.15 €235.16	$243.92 ₫6,188,563	+1.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,013.78 €5,864.53	$12,260.72 ₫311,067,294	+103.9%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bar	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 €2.61	$0.99 ₫25,089	-63.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 €2.22	$1.83 ₫46,511	-19.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 €3.66	$1.38 ₫35,124	-63.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.85 €36.91	$26.31 ₫667,441	-30.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.29 €4.18	$4.15 ₫105,373	-3.1%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 21.2% less for clothing

	Bar	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.29 €58.79	$36.72 ₫931,657	-39.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.13 €27.44	$26.37 ₫669,034	-6.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.43 €88.19	$92.93 ₫2,357,751	+2.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.05 €146.32	$86.41 ₫2,192,372	-42.4%
Average			-21.2%

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