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Hilton Head Island vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Hilton Head Island is 3.4 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 6.3 times more in Hilton Head Island
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Hilton Head Island
Transportation: pay 99.5% more in Hilton Head Island
Housing: pay 5.8 times more in Hilton Head Island
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Hilton Head Island
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Hilton Head Island
Clothing: pay 1.2% less in Hilton Head Island

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Hilton Head Island are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Hilton Head Island.

Hilton Head Island vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hilton Head Island instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 6.3 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Hilton Head Island
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫50,312	$18.00	+810.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫120,748	$10.00	+110.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,270	$2.79	+530.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,540	$2.00	+677.9%
Average			+532.4%

Hanoi vs. Hilton Head Island - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Hanoi	Hilton Head Island
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,155	$3.58	+248.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫127,250	$4.41	-11.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫134,811	$2.75	-48.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫40,341	$2.88	+81.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫40,541	$4.94	+209.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫43,756	$2.07	+20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,762	$0.70	+51.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,415	$1.46	+91.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,384	$2.12	+335.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,586	$0.95	+109.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,693	$1.26	+133.8%
Average			+111.1%

Hanoi vs. Hilton Head Island - Cost of groceries

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pay 99.5% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Hilton Head Island
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫88,214	$2.55	-26.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫201,246	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,006,231,469	$32,000.00	-19.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫136,847	$23.88	+344.0%
Average			+99.5%

Hanoi vs. Hilton Head Island - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.8 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Hilton Head Island
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫229,050	$64.46	+615.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,615,171	$2,133.33	+529.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,087,700	$1,800.00	+652.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,482,526	$137.54	+136.0%
Average			+483.5%

Hanoi vs. Hilton Head Island - Cost of housing

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Hanoi	Hilton Head Island
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,205,094	$1,416.67	+480.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫311,898,214	$10,960.00	-10.6%
Average			+235.1%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Hilton Head Island
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,156	$5.00	+405.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫46,635	$5.00	+172.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,218	$7.50	+441.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫669,224	$20.00	-24.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫105,654	$15.00	+261.2%
Average			+251.4%

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pay 1.2% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Hilton Head Island
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫934,146	$35.00	-4.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫670,821	$35.00	+32.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,364,049	$80.00	-13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,198,229	$70.00	-19.0%
Average			-1.2%

Hanoi vs. Hilton Head Island - Cost of clothing

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