Cost of living comparison

Hanoi, Vietnam

compared to

Blumenau - Santa Catarina, Brazil

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Blumenau - Santa Catarina is 35.2% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Groceries: pay 20.5% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Housing: pay 20.3% more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Childcare: pay 25.5% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.2% more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Clothing: pay 3.5% more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina

The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Blumenau - Santa Catarina are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Blumenau - Santa Catarina. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Blumenau - Santa Catarina.

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Blumenau - Santa Catarina instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫51,672	$5.23 R$28.81	+164.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫124,013	$5.92 R$32.65	+24.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,575	$0.99 R$5.47	+124.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,717	$0.55 R$3.04	+114.5%
Average			+106.9%

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pay 20.5% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,862	$1.08 R$5.94	+4.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫130,691	$3.34 R$18.43	-33.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫138,457	$3.00 R$16.54	-43.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫41,432	$1.64 R$9.02	+3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,637	$1.34 R$7.40	-15.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫44,939	$0.84 R$4.65	-51.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,080	$0.38 R$2.07	-18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,940	$0.39 R$2.14	-49.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,719	$0.54 R$2.95	+10.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,899	$0.42 R$2.31	-8.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,063	$0.41 R$2.26	-23.9%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫90,599	$3.73 R$20.54	+7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫206,688	$52.25 R$288.07	+560.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,033,441,016	$16,373.17 R$90,262.37	-58.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫140,548	$6.75 R$37.21	+25.5%
Average			+133.7%

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pay 20.3% more for housing

	Hanoi	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫235,244	$19.47 R$107.35	+116.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,848,134	$289.14 R$1,593.99	-14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,252,318	$207.28 R$1,142.68	-13.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,522,616	$54.12 R$298.34	-7.1%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 25.5% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,372,886	$263.95 R$1,455.13	+8.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫320,332,267	$4,993.24 R$27,526.82	-59.3%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,836	$2.04 R$11.27	+106.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫47,896	$1.65 R$9.12	-9.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫36,170	$1.83 R$10.08	+32.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫687,320	$20.47 R$112.83	-22.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫108,511	$5.57 R$30.73	+34.2%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫959,406	$41.42 R$228.34	+12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫688,961	$39.42 R$217.33	+49.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,427,975	$73.90 R$407.42	-20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,257,671	$62.27 R$343.29	-27.9%
Average			+3.5%

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