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Hanoi vs. Asmara Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 99.5% more expensive than Asmara.

Restaurants: pay 66.6% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 2.7% more in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 27.2% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 3.2% more in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 8.5 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.1% more in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 45.7% less in Hanoi

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Hanoi are more expensive than in Asmara. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Hanoi. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Asmara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.6% less for restaurants

	Asmara	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.14 ERN272.04	$1.98 ₫51,266	-89.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$4.75 ₫123,039	-20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 ERN27.50	$0.44 ₫11,484	-75.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 ERN20.00	$0.26 ₫6,665	-80.7%
Average			-66.6%

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pay 2.7% more for groceries

	Asmara	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 ERN7.50	$1.03 ₫26,651	+105.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$5.00 ₫129,664	+233.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 ERN92.11	$5.30 ₫137,369	-13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.52 ERN67.80	$1.59 ₫41,106	-64.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$1.59 ₫41,310	-86.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.72 ₫44,586	-69.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.46 ₫11,985	-20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 ERN12.85	$0.76 ₫19,784	-10.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ERN8.32	$0.49 ₫12,619	-12.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 ERN11.94	$0.46 ₫11,806	-42.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 ERN7.26	$0.54 ₫13,952	+11.3%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 27.2% less for transportation

	Asmara	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.83 ERN132.49	$3.47 ₫89,888	-60.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$7.91 ₫205,065	-1.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$39,554.95 ₫1,025,323,605	-40.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 ERN85.99	$5.38 ₫139,444	-6.2%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 3.2% more for housing

	Asmara	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$9.00 ₫233,396	-95.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$338.66 ₫8,778,635	-28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$239.31 ₫6,203,208	-40.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$58.28 ₫1,510,656	+177.1%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 8.5 times more for childcare

	Asmara	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$243.92 ₫6,322,829	+875.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$12,260.72 ₫317,816,140	+632.0%
Average			+753.9%

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pay 76.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Asmara	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$0.99 ₫25,633	-1.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.77 ERN11.58	$1.83 ₫47,520	+137.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 ERN30.00	$1.38 ₫35,886	-30.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$26.31 ₫681,922	-2.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$4.15 ₫107,659	+277.6%
Average			+76.1%

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pay 45.7% less for clothing

	Asmara	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$36.72 ₫951,870	-55.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$26.37 ₫683,549	-64.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$92.93 ₫2,408,904	-53.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$86.41 ₫2,239,938	-9.0%
Average			-45.7%

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