Cost of living comparison

compared to

Hanoi is 65.5% cheaper than Honolulu.

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

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pay 82.7% less for restaurants

 
Honolulu
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$1.98
₫50,248
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.00
 
$4.75
₫120,594
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.01
 
$0.44
₫11,255

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pay 67.5% less for groceries

 
Honolulu
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$6.64
 
$1.03
₫26,122
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.54
 
$5.00
₫127,088
Milk (1 gallon) $7.62
 
$5.30
₫134,640

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pay 44.5% less for transportation

 
Honolulu
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.80
 
$3.47
₫88,102
Monthly public transit pass $80.00
 
$7.91
₫200,991
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,517.98
 
$39,554.95
₫1,004,953,032

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pay 83.0% less for housing

 
Honolulu
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$68.57
 
$9.00
₫228,759
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,233.53
 
$338.66
₫8,604,225
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,853.57
 
$239.31
₫6,079,966

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pay 71.7% less for childcare

 
Honolulu
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,375.00
 
$243.92
₫6,197,210
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $31,500.00
 
$12,260.72
₫311,501,942

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pay 74.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Honolulu
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
 
$0.99
₫25,124
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.73
 
$1.83
₫46,576
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.00
 
$1.38
₫35,173

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pay 34.5% less for clothing

 
Honolulu
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.86
 
$36.72
₫932,959
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$59.16
 
$26.37
₫669,969
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$111.43
 
$92.93
₫2,361,045

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