Cost of living comparison

compared to

Hanoi is 60.2% cheaper than San Diego.

If you lived in Hanoi instead of San Diego, you would:

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pay 79.9% less for restaurants

 
San Diego
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $22.00
 
$1.96
₫49,678
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$5.32
₫134,626
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.83
 
$0.46
₫11,577

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pay 48.4% less for groceries

 
San Diego
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$4.05
 
$1.01
₫25,609
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.98
 
$4.78
₫120,908
Milk (1 gallon) $4.49
 
$5.22
₫131,977

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pay 42.0% less for transportation

 
San Diego
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.14
 
$3.48
₫87,892
Monthly public transit pass $72.00
 
$7.86
₫198,711
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,000.00
 
$39,295.00
₫993,552,703

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pay 85.7% less for housing

 
San Diego
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$73.13
 
$8.56
₫216,490
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,785.55
 
$339.65
₫8,587,770
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,355.05
 
$203.41
₫5,143,096

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pay 58.4% less for childcare

 
San Diego
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,713.33
 
$240.68
₫6,085,510
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,333.33
 
$12,685.27
₫320,740,103

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pay 77.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
San Diego
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
 
$0.98
₫24,839
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.51
 
$1.87
₫47,293
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.53
 
$1.38
₫34,774

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pay 29.9% less for clothing

 
San Diego
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$55.93
 
$31.89
₫806,230
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$54.11
 
$26.96
₫681,583
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.05
 
$83.38
₫2,108,313

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