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Hanoi vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 45.9% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.0% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 43.2% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 46.9% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 51.0% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 15.9% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.9% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 30.7% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 74.0% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 CRC4,905.51	$1.89 ₫49,914	-80.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 CRC4,786.53	$4.32 ₫113,805	-54.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CRC1,005.07	$0.47 ₫12,479	-76.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 CRC789.15	$0.25 ₫6,481	-84.4%
Average			-74.0%

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pay 43.2% less for groceries

	Costa Rica	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 CRC1,275.30	$0.91 ₫23,863	-64.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 CRC2,260.11	$4.95 ₫130,576	+10.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 CRC3,777.39	$5.27 ₫138,999	-29.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 CRC1,403.51	$1.51 ₫39,724	-46.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 CRC1,921.62	$1.59 ₫41,868	-58.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 CRC895.60	$1.44 ₫37,825	-19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC308.77	$0.47 ₫12,391	-23.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 CRC827.12	$0.66 ₫17,416	-59.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 CRC623.58	$0.50 ₫13,173	-59.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 CRC641.54	$0.44 ₫11,644	-65.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CRC552.54	$0.46 ₫12,151	-58.1%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 46.9% less for transportation

	Costa Rica	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 CRC2,746.17	$3.20 ₫84,452	-41.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.59 CRC27,406.66	$7.58 ₫199,657	-86.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,444.91 CRC18,297,464.49	$37,880.00 ₫998,287,012	+3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.68 CRC7,871.69	$5.61 ₫147,746	-64.2%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 51.0% less for housing

	Costa Rica	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.17 CRC24,688.27	$8.67 ₫228,608	-82.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$805.28 CRC404,295.95	$348.52 ₫9,184,912	-56.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.89 CRC279,087.73	$258.44 ₫6,811,019	-53.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.57 CRC31,915.75	$56.25 ₫1,482,280	-11.5%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 15.9% less for childcare

	Costa Rica	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$517.09 CRC259,607.00	$231.49 ₫6,100,643	-55.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,552.94 CRC4,796,132.27	$11,784.89 ₫310,578,181	+23.4%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 CRC1,298.55	$0.95 ₫24,957	-63.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 CRC1,927.28	$1.79 ₫47,232	-53.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 CRC2,359.40	$1.33 ₫34,940	-71.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.68 CRC29,460.56	$27.93 ₫736,123	-52.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.11 CRC4,572.22	$3.79 ₫99,829	-58.4%
Average			-59.9%

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pay 30.7% less for clothing

	Costa Rica	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.22 CRC29,227.94	$41.82 ₫1,102,030	-28.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.70 CRC22,443.15	$22.94 ₫604,518	-48.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.79 CRC56,627.78	$86.52 ₫2,280,147	-23.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.41 CRC46,895.70	$72.39 ₫1,907,837	-22.5%
Average			-30.7%

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