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Pakistan vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Pakistan is 34.0% cheaper than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 23.2% less in Pakistan
Groceries: pay 49.2% less in Pakistan
Transportation: pay 18.6% less in Pakistan
Housing: pay 23.6% less in Pakistan
Childcare: pay 87.8% less in Pakistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% more in Pakistan
Clothing: pay 44.7% less in Pakistan

Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, housing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Pakistan.

Pakistan vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.2% less for restaurants

	Hanoi	Pakistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫50,312	$1.63 PKR454.13	-17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫120,748	$3.70 PKR1,029.27	-22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,270	$0.30 PKR82.92	-32.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,540	$0.20 PKR56.68	-20.7%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 49.2% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Pakistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,155	$0.54 PKR151.39	-47.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫127,250	$2.48 PKR688.33	-50.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫134,811	$2.74 PKR761.70	-48.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫40,341	$1.15 PKR320.86	-27.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫40,541	$1.24 PKR343.95	-22.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫43,756	$0.47 PKR129.49	-72.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,762	$0.28 PKR77.78	-39.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,415	$0.32 PKR89.24	-57.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,384	$0.23 PKR63.77	-52.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,586	$0.17 PKR46.54	-63.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,693	$0.22 PKR61.30	-59.0%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 18.6% less for transportation

	Hanoi	Pakistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫88,214	$3.71 PKR1,031.56	+7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫201,246	$6.71 PKR1,866.30	-15.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,006,231,469	$18,760.96 PKR5,216,315.93	-52.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫136,847	$4.64 PKR1,290.05	-13.8%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 23.6% less for housing

	Hanoi	Pakistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫229,050	$13.82 PKR3,842.86	+53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,615,171	$88.73 PKR24,670.78	-73.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,087,700	$52.29 PKR14,538.59	-78.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,482,526	$60.51 PKR16,823.02	+3.8%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 87.8% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Pakistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,205,094	$34.35 PKR9,551.00	-85.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫311,898,214	$1,271.23 PKR353,453.44	-89.6%
Average			-87.8%

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pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Pakistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,156	$1.82 PKR507.26	+84.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫46,635	$1.50 PKR415.86	-18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,218	$1.89 PKR525.68	+36.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫669,224	$12.72 PKR3,536.22	-51.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫105,654	$3.87 PKR1,076.23	-6.8%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 44.7% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Pakistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫934,146	$14.19 PKR3,944.46	-61.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫670,821	$21.90 PKR6,087.97	-17.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,364,049	$61.34 PKR17,056.28	-34.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,198,229	$28.94 PKR8,046.23	-66.5%
Average			-44.7%

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