Cost of living comparison

 New Castle (PA), United States
compared to
 Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi vs. New Castle Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of New Castle, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
New Castle
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $1.98
₫50,459
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.75
₫121,102
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.44
₫11,303

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
New Castle
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.03
₫26,232
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.00
₫127,623
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $5.30
₫135,207

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
New Castle
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $3.47
₫88,473
Monthly public transit pass ?? $7.91
₫201,837
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $39,554.95
₫1,009,183,949

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
New Castle
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $9.00
₫229,722
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $338.66
₫8,640,450
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $239.31
₫6,105,563

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
New Castle
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $243.92
₫6,223,301
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $12,260.72
₫312,813,385

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
New Castle
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $0.99
₫25,230
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.83
₫46,772
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.38
₫35,321

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
New Castle
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $36.72
₫936,887
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $26.37
₫672,789
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $92.93
₫2,370,986

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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