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Hanoi vs. Barranquilla Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 36.1% more expensive than Barranquilla.

Restaurants: pay 56.2% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 0.4% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 10.5% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 17.2% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.2% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 25.4% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Barranquilla Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.2% less for restaurants

	Barranquilla	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.18 COP19,435.70	$1.89 ₫49,659	-63.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.77 COP32,943.51	$4.32 ₫113K	-50.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 COP3,534.87	$0.47 ₫12,415	-49.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 COP2,375.47	$0.25 ₫6,448	-61.1%
Average			-56.2%

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pay 0.4% less for groceries

	Barranquilla	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 COP5,201.07	$0.91 ₫23,741	-34.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.45 COP9,213.79	$4.95 ₫130K	+101.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94 COP14,792.42	$5.27 ₫138K	+33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 COP7,719.47	$1.51 ₫39,521	-26.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 COP9,311.98	$1.59 ₫41,654	-35.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 COP5,124.24	$1.44 ₫37,631	+5.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 COP2,399.96	$0.47 ₫12,327	-26.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 COP2,811.34	$0.66 ₫17,327	-11.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 COP1,476.66	$0.50 ₫13,106	+27.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,684.60	$0.44 ₫11,584	-1.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 COP2,676.90	$0.46 ₫12,088	-35.3%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 10.5% less for transportation

	Barranquilla	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 COP14,809.56	$3.20 ₫84,020	-18.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.94 COP131K	$7.58 ₫199K	-78.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,175.22 COP61M	$37,880.00 ₫993M	+134.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.92 COP101K	$5.61 ₫147K	-79.2%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 17.2% less for housing

	Barranquilla	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.99 COP86,326.90	$8.67 ₫227K	-62.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$258.80 COP972K	$348.52 ₫9M	+34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.51 COP884K	$258.44 ₫7M	+9.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.30 COP429K	$56.25 ₫1M	-50.8%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Barranquilla	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.70 COP243K	$231.49 ₫6M	+257.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,941.03 COP7M	$11,784.89 ₫309M	+507.1%
Average			+382.5%

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pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Barranquilla	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 COP5,830.71	$0.95 ₫24,830	-39.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 COP7,774.28	$1.79 ₫46,990	-13.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 COP11,175.53	$1.33 ₫34,761	-55.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.65 COP85,031.18	$27.93 ₫732K	+23.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 COP17,006.24	$3.79 ₫99,319	-16.4%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 25.4% less for clothing

	Barranquilla	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.99 COP248K	$41.82 ₫1M	-36.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.94 COP214K	$22.94 ₫601K	-59.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.41 COP321K	$86.52 ₫2M	+1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.64 COP292K	$72.39 ₫2M	-6.8%
Average			-25.4%

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