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Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Sao Jose dos Campos is 34.9% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Groceries: pay 1.8% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Transportation: pay 60.9% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Housing: pay 16.8% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Childcare: pay 6.4% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.7% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Clothing: pay 21.1% more in Sao Jose dos Campos

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Sao Jose dos Campos are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Sao Jose dos Campos. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Sao Jose dos Campos.

Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Jose dos Campos instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Sao Jose dos Campos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫50,312	$4.35 R$26.92	+120.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫120,748	$6.10 R$37.69	+28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,270	$1.24 R$7.65	+179.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,540	$0.75 R$4.63	+191.3%
Average			+129.8%

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pay 1.8% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Sao Jose dos Campos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,155	$1.24 R$7.65	+20.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫127,250	$4.00 R$24.72	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫134,811	$3.71 R$22.94	-30.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫40,341	$1.99 R$12.29	+25.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫40,541	$1.49 R$9.23	-6.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫43,756	$0.81 R$5.01	-52.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,762	$0.67 R$4.17	+45.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,415	$0.46 R$2.87	-39.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,384	$0.66 R$4.09	+35.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,586	$0.54 R$3.35	+19.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,693	$0.44 R$2.73	-18.0%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 60.9% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Sao Jose dos Campos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫88,214	$3.49 R$21.58	+0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫201,246	$24.82 R$153.45	+213.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,006,231,469	$21,772.83 R$134,604.02	-45.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫136,847	$9.37 R$57.93	+74.2%
Average			+60.9%

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pay 16.8% more for housing

	Hanoi	Sao Jose dos Campos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫229,050	$19.08 R$117.96	+111.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,615,171	$338.41 R$2,092.13	-0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,087,700	$249.66 R$1,543.46	+4.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,482,526	$29.69 R$183.54	-49.1%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 6.4% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Sao Jose dos Campos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,205,094	$316.02 R$1,953.68	+29.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫311,898,214	$7,054.40 R$43,611.70	-42.5%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Sao Jose dos Campos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,156	$1.74 R$10.77	+76.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫46,635	$1.60 R$9.86	-13.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,218	$2.09 R$12.92	+51.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫669,224	$20.66 R$127.74	-21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫105,654	$5.23 R$32.30	+25.8%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 21.1% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Sao Jose dos Campos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫934,146	$58.03 R$358.76	+58.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫670,821	$45.00 R$278.18	+70.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,364,049	$75.09 R$464.25	-19.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,198,229	$64.70 R$399.97	-25.1%
Average			+21.1%

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