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Hanoi vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 4.7% cheaper than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.9% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 10.8% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 29.3% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 12.0% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.7% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 28.2% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

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pay 65.9% less for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.34 BAM12.43	$1.89 ₫49,888	-74.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 BAM11.62	$4.32 ₫114K	-37.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 BAM2.96	$0.47 ₫12,472	-72.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BAM2.02	$0.25 ₫6,477	-79.4%
Average			-65.9%

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pay 10.8% less for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BAM2.00	$0.91 ₫23,850	-23.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 BAM7.55	$4.95 ₫131K	+11.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 BAM8.71	$5.27 ₫139K	+2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 BAM4.80	$1.51 ₫39,703	-46.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 BAM6.04	$1.59 ₫41,846	-55.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.11	$1.44 ₫37,805	+118.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.34	$0.47 ₫12,384	-40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.36	$0.66 ₫17,407	-17.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 BAM1.44	$0.50 ₫13,166	-41.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BAM0.85	$0.44 ₫11,638	-11.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.92	$0.46 ₫12,144	-15.1%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 29.3% less for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BAM9.67	$3.20 ₫84,407	-43.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.63 BAM55.27	$7.58 ₫200K	-76.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,166.31 BAM46,019.54	$37,880.00 ₫998M	+39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.74 BAM14.80	$5.61 ₫148K	-35.8%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 12.0% less for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.02 BAM44.08	$8.67 ₫228K	-66.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.79 BAM429.91	$348.52 ₫9M	+37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.51 BAM331.19	$258.44 ₫7M	+32.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.85 BAM192.86	$56.25 ₫1M	-50.6%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.70 BAM312.89	$231.49 ₫6M	+25.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,341.65 BAM5,660.73	$11,784.89 ₫310M	+252.7%
Average			+139.0%

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pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 BAM3.44	$0.95 ₫24,944	-53.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.59	$1.79 ₫47,207	+17.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 BAM6.29	$1.33 ₫34,922	-64.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 BAM49.00	$27.93 ₫736K	-3.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 BAM8.54	$3.79 ₫99,776	-24.8%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 28.2% less for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.52 BAM114.37	$41.82 ₫1M	-38.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.28 BAM56.38	$22.94 ₫604K	-31.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.97 BAM160.87	$86.52 ₫2M	-8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.50 BAM187.18	$72.39 ₫2M	-34.5%
Average			-28.2%

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