Cost of living comparison

compared to

Hanoi is 56.6% cheaper than Nashville.

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

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pay 78.8% less for restaurants

 
Nashville
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.00
 
$1.98
₫50,006
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
 
$4.75
₫120,015
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.84
 
$0.44
₫11,201

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pay 49.7% less for groceries

 
Nashville
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$3.86
 
$1.03
₫25,996
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.45
 
$5.00
₫126,477
Milk (1 gallon) $4.13
 
$5.30
₫133,993

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pay 32.0% less for transportation

 
Nashville
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.21
 
$3.47
₫87,679
Monthly public transit pass $70.00
 
$7.91
₫200,025
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,500.00
 
$39,554.95
₫1,000,125,384

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pay 78.0% less for housing

 
Nashville
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$75.12
 
$9.00
₫227,660
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,030.31
 
$338.66
₫8,562,892
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,593.46
 
$239.31
₫6,050,759

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pay 60.4% less for childcare

 
Nashville
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,253.00
 
$243.92
₫6,167,440
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $20,500.00
 
$12,260.72
₫310,005,531

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pay 69.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Nashville
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$0.99
₫25,003
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.63
 
$1.83
₫46,352
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.50
 
$1.38
₫35,004

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

 
Nashville
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.67
 
$36.72
₫928,477
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.33
 
$26.37
₫666,750
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.46
 
$92.93
₫2,349,703

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