Cost of living comparison

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Hanoi vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 25.3% cheaper than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 67.0% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 14.2% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 39.5% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 40.2% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 61.4% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.0% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 32.6% less in Hanoi

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.0% less for restaurants

	Tirana	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.92 ALL1,029	$1.98 ₫50,216	-81.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.73 ALL824	$4.75 ₫120,518	-45.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 ALL149	$0.44 ₫11,248	-72.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ALL77	$0.26 ₫6,528	-68.7%
Average			-67.0%

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pay 14.2% less for groceries

	Tirana	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ALL94	$1.03 ₫26,105	+3.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.31 ALL595	$5.00 ₫127,007	-20.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 ALL716	$5.30 ₫134,555	-30.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 ALL338	$1.59 ₫40,264	-55.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 ALL334	$1.59 ₫40,464	-55.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL70	$1.72 ₫43,673	+133.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ALL109	$0.46 ₫11,739	-59.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 ALL77	$0.76 ₫19,378	-7.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 ALL82	$0.49 ₫12,361	-44.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL47	$0.46 ₫11,564	-9.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL57	$0.54 ₫13,667	-10.5%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 39.5% less for transportation

	Tirana	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.84 ALL740	$3.47 ₫88,046	-55.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 ALL1,647	$7.91 ₫200,863	-54.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,474.40 ALL2,779,412	$39,554.95 ₫1,004,315,857	+34.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.47 ALL2,779	$5.38 ₫136,587	-81.7%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 40.2% less for housing

	Tirana	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.21 ALL1,717	$9.00 ₫228,614	-50.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.90 ALL56,099	$338.66 ₫8,598,770	-43.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$412.58 ALL38,906	$239.31 ₫6,076,111	-42.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.02 ALL7,358	$58.28 ₫1,479,704	-25.3%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 61.4% more for childcare

	Tirana	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.35 ALL24,268	$243.92 ₫6,193,281	-5.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,375.91 ALL506,944	$12,260.72 ₫311,304,439	+128.1%
Average			+61.4%

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pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 ALL257	$0.99 ₫25,108	-63.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 ALL175	$1.83 ₫46,546	-1.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.82 ALL360	$1.38 ₫35,151	-63.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.89 ALL4,421	$26.31 ₫667,950	-43.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.73 ALL824	$4.15 ₫105,453	-52.4%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 32.6% less for clothing

	Tirana	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.35 ALL6,068	$36.72 ₫932,367	-42.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 ALL4,505	$26.37 ₫669,544	-44.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.14 ALL9,443	$92.93 ₫2,359,548	-7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.06 ALL12,641	$86.41 ₫2,194,044	-35.5%
Average			-32.6%

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