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Hanoi vs. Cairns Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 57.0% cheaper than Cairns.

Restaurants: pay 81.2% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 45.0% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 32.8% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 71.5% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.1% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 44.4% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Cairns Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.2% less for restaurants

	Cairns	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.74 A$21.02	$1.89 ₫49,928	-86.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.78 A$18.01	$4.32 ₫113,835	-63.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.14 A$4.80	$0.47 ₫12,482	-84.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.53 A$3.88	$0.25 ₫6,482	-90.3%
Average			-81.2%

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pay 45.0% less for groceries

	Cairns	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 A$4.00	$0.91 ₫23,869	-65.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.03 A$6.17	$4.95 ₫130,610	+22.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 A$10.42	$5.27 ₫139,035	-22.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 A$6.13	$1.51 ₫39,735	-62.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 A$7.29	$1.59 ₫41,879	-66.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.27	$1.44 ₫37,835	-3.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 A$1.58	$0.47 ₫12,394	-54.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 A$1.89	$0.66 ₫17,421	-46.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.84 A$4.34	$0.50 ₫13,176	-82.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.54	$0.44 ₫11,647	-56.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 A$1.66	$0.46 ₫12,154	-57.6%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 32.8% less for transportation

	Cairns	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 A$6.56	$3.20 ₫84,474	-25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.42 A$100.07	$7.58 ₫199,710	-88.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,896.08 A$35,025.35	$37,880.00 ₫998,550,169	+65.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.71 A$50.04	$5.61 ₫147,785	-82.9%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 71.5% less for housing

	Cairns	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.69 A$91.32	$8.67 ₫228,668	-85.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,251.11 A$1,913.88	$348.52 ₫9,187,333	-72.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,105.55 A$1,691.22	$258.44 ₫6,812,815	-76.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.73 A$178.56	$56.25 ₫1,482,671	-51.8%
Average			-71.5%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Cairns	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$231.49 ₫6,102,251
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$11,784.89 ₫310,660,053

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pay 67.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairns	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$10.01	$0.95 ₫24,964	-85.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.09 A$6.25	$1.79 ₫47,244	-56.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$29.44 A$45.03	$1.33 ₫34,949	-95.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.38 A$58.71	$27.93 ₫736,317	-27.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.08 A$20.01	$3.79 ₫99,855	-71.0%
Average			-67.1%

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pay 44.4% less for clothing

	Cairns	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.82 A$129.76	$41.82 ₫1,102,320	-50.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$67.60 A$103.41	$22.94 ₫604,678	-66.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.09 A$153.11	$86.52 ₫2,280,748	-13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.38 A$210.15	$72.39 ₫1,908,340	-47.3%
Average			-44.4%

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