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Hanoi vs. Ciudad Del Este Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 55.0% more expensive than Ciudad Del Este.

Restaurants: pay 35.0% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 29.7% more in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 36.7% more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 9.4% more in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 5.5% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Ciudad Del Este Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Ciudad Del Este, you would:

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pay 35.0% less for restaurants

	Ciudad Del Este	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.80 PYG18,235	$1.89 ₫49,659	-32.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.69 PYG30,543	$4.32 ₫113K	-8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PYG5,790	$0.47 ₫12,415	-46.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 PYG3,382	$0.25 ₫6,448	-52.7%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 29.7% more for groceries

	Ciudad Del Este	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 PYG7,151	$0.91 ₫23,741	-17.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.46 PYG22,490	$4.95 ₫130K	+43.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.18 PYG20,708	$5.27 ₫138K	+65.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.79 PYG11,670	$1.51 ₫39,521	-15.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 PYG9,078	$1.59 ₫41,654	+13.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 PYG4,963	$1.44 ₫37,631	+88.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 PYG2,543	$0.47 ₫12,327	+20.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 PYG2,895	$0.66 ₫17,327	+48.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 PYG3,205	$0.50 ₫13,106	+1.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 PYG1,964	$0.44 ₫11,584	+46.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 PYG2,264	$0.46 ₫12,088	+32.5%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 36.7% more for transportation

	Ciudad Del Este	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG23,485	$3.20 ₫84,020	-11.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$7.58 ₫199K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG100M	$37,880.00 ₫993M	+145.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG48,231	$5.61 ₫147K	-24.4%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 9.4% more for housing

	Ciudad Del Este	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.94 PYG97,253	$8.67 ₫227K	-42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.25 PYG2M	$348.52 ₫9M	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$252.18 PYG2M	$258.44 ₫7M	+2.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.70 PYG206K	$56.25 ₫1M	+77.5%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Ciudad Del Este	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$163.92 PYG1M	$231.49 ₫6M	+41.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,541.11 PYG10M	$11,784.89 ₫309M	+664.7%
Average			+353.0%

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pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ciudad Del Este	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 PYG9,117	$0.95 ₫24,830	-32.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.87 PYG12,157	$1.79 ₫46,990	-4.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.12 PYG7,294	$1.33 ₫34,761	+18.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.35 PYG152K	$27.93 ₫732K	+19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.55 PYG29,632	$3.79 ₫99,319	-16.8%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 5.5% less for clothing

	Ciudad Del Este	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG359K	$41.82 ₫1M	-24.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG246K	$22.94 ₫601K	-39.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG508K	$86.52 ₫2M	+10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG360K	$72.39 ₫2M	+30.8%
Average			-5.5%

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