Cost of living comparison

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Sopot vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Sopot is 2.1 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 4.4 times more in Sopot
Groceries: pay 17.7% more in Sopot
Transportation: pay 92.5% more in Sopot
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Sopot
Childcare: pay 4.9% less in Sopot
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Sopot
Clothing: pay 20.5% more in Sopot

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Sopot are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Sopot.

Sopot vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.4 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Sopot
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫50,178	$9.90 PLN41.15	+400.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫120,426	$7.42 PLN30.86	+56.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,240	$2.07 PLN8.62	+367.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,523	$1.65 PLN6.86	+541.6%
Average			+341.6%

Hanoi vs. Sopot - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.7% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Sopot
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,085	$1.21 PLN5.02	+17.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫126,911	$4.56 PLN18.95	-8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫134,452	$3.47 PLN14.44	-34.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫40,233	$3.00 PLN12.48	+89.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫40,433	$2.73 PLN11.35	+71.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫43,640	$0.42 PLN1.74	-75.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,730	$0.73 PLN3.04	+58.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,364	$0.73 PLN3.02	-4.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,351	$1.01 PLN4.20	+107.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,555	$0.37 PLN1.56	-17.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,656	$0.50 PLN2.06	-7.7%
Average			+17.7%

Hanoi vs. Sopot - Cost of groceries

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pay 92.5% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Sopot
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫87,979	$6.08 PLN25.29	+75.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫200,710	$29.45 PLN122.42	+272.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,003,550,794	$29,694.68 PLN123,448.68	-24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫136,483	$7.92 PLN32.92	+47.2%
Average			+92.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Sopot
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫228,440	$15.63 PLN65.00	+73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,592,220	$907.34 PLN3,772.04	+167.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,071,482	$532.03 PLN2,211.79	+122.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,478,577	$204.68 PLN850.93	+251.2%
Average			+153.8%

Hanoi vs. Sopot - Cost of housing

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pay 4.9% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Sopot
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,188,563	$330.97 PLN1,375.94	+35.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫311,067,294	$6,681.30 PLN27,775.95	-45.5%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Sopot
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,089	$3.71 PLN15.43	+275.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫46,511	$3.41 PLN14.19	+86.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,124	$4.58 PLN19.03	+230.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫667,441	$34.03 PLN141.45	+29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫105,373	$6.19 PLN25.72	+49.0%
Average			+134.1%

Hanoi vs. Sopot - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.5% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Sopot
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫931,657	$70.36 PLN292.52	+91.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫669,034	$34.03 PLN141.45	+29.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,357,751	$69.29 PLN288.05	-25.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,192,372	$75.16 PLN312.48	-13.0%
Average			+20.5%

Hanoi vs. Sopot - Cost of clothing

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