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Hanoi vs. Balikpapan Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 42.6% more expensive than Balikpapan.

Restaurants: pay 9.5% more in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 34.0% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 36.9% more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 11.7% more in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 12.8% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Balikpapan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.5% more for restaurants

	Balikpapan	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.49 IDR24,842.63	$1.89 ₫49,928	+26.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.28 IDR54,653.79	$4.32 ₫113,835	+31.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,790.32	$0.47 ₫12,482	+16.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 IDR6,459.08	$0.25 ₫6,482	-36.6%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 34.0% less for groceries

	Balikpapan	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 IDR20,393.92	$0.91 ₫23,869	-26.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.94 IDR198,741.04	$4.95 ₫130,610	-58.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.78 IDR112,847.53	$5.27 ₫139,035	-22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 IDR44,120.51	$1.51 ₫39,735	-43.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.17 IDR36,059.01	$1.59 ₫41,879	-26.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 IDR27,044.26	$1.44 ₫37,835	-11.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR11,268.44	$0.47 ₫12,394	-30.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 IDR15,775.82	$0.66 ₫17,421	-30.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR9,014.75	$0.50 ₫13,176	-7.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,522.13	$0.44 ₫11,647	-45.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.62 IDR27,044.26	$0.46 ₫12,154	-71.6%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 36.9% more for transportation

	Balikpapan	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.78 IDR46,342.72	$3.20 ₫84,474	+15.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$7.58 ₫199,710
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,875.88 IDR397,482,085.67	$37,880.00 ₫998,550,169	+58.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.61 ₫147,785
Average			+36.9%

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pay 11.7% more for housing

	Balikpapan	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.34 IDR521,695.24	$8.67 ₫228,668	-72.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$212.89 IDR3,544,215.26	$348.52 ₫9,187,333	+63.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.22 IDR2,484,263.04	$258.44 ₫6,812,815	+73.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.47 IDR1,139,838.33	$56.25 ₫1,482,671	-17.9%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Balikpapan	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$59.69 IDR993,705.21	$231.49 ₫6,102,251	+287.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$11,784.89 ₫310,660,053
Average			+287.8%

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pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Balikpapan	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.94 IDR32,295.42	$0.95 ₫24,964	-51.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 IDR24,842.63	$1.79 ₫47,244	+20.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.97 IDR32,792.27	$1.33 ₫34,949	-32.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.89 IDR347,796.82	$27.93 ₫736,317	+33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$3.79 ₫99,855	+26.9%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

	Balikpapan	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.56 IDR675,222.69	$41.82 ₫1,102,320	+3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.15 IDR335,375.51	$22.94 ₫604,678	+13.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.37 IDR2,020,533.94	$86.52 ₫2,280,748	-28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.38 IDR1,987,410.43	$72.39 ₫1,908,340	-39.4%
Average			-12.8%

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