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Hanoi vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 66.0% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 60.0% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 55.7% more in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 0.6% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 11.0% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 5.8 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 2.2% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.0% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SYP104K	$1.89 ₫49,836	-76.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 SYP78,012	$4.32 ₫114K	-28.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SYP17,769	$0.47 ₫12,459	-65.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SYP10,683	$0.25 ₫6,470	-70.1%
Average			-60.0%

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pay 55.7% more for groceries

	Damascus	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SYP6,447	$0.91 ₫23,825	+82.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.61 SYP20,885	$4.95 ₫130K	+208.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.76 SYP48,876	$5.27 ₫139K	+40.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 SYP24,801	$1.51 ₫39,661	-21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 SYP42,227	$1.59 ₫41,802	-51.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 SYP5,857	$1.44 ₫37,765	+218.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SYP9,879	$0.47 ₫12,371	-38.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 SYP6,389	$0.66 ₫17,389	+34.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 SYP4,423	$0.50 ₫13,152	+46.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,162	$0.44 ₫11,625	+38.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 SYP3,890	$0.46 ₫12,131	+54.1%
Average			+55.7%

Damascus vs. Hanoi - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.6% less for transportation

	Damascus	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.62 SYP203K	$3.20 ₫84,318	-79.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221K	$7.58 ₫199K	-55.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195M	$37,880.00 ₫997M	+152.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.00 SYP91,014	$5.61 ₫148K	-19.9%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 11.0% less for housing

	Damascus	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SYP715K	$8.67 ₫228K	-84.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.84 SYP3M	$348.52 ₫9M	+42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.43 SYP2M	$258.44 ₫7M	+46.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.88 SYP1M	$56.25 ₫1M	-49.3%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 5.8 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.17 SYP639K	$231.49 ₫6M	+370.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,704.59 SYP22M	$11,784.89 ₫310M	+591.4%
Average			+481.1%

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pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 SYP20,803	$0.95 ₫24,918	-40.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 SYP25,137	$1.79 ₫47,157	-7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$1.33 ₫34,885	-55.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.25 SYP211K	$27.93 ₫735K	+71.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$3.79 ₫99,671	+26.3%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 2.2% less for clothing

	Damascus	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.25 SYP575K	$41.82 ₫1M	-5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.25 SYP536K	$22.94 ₫604K	-44.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.50 SYP748K	$86.52 ₫2M	+50.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 SYP1M	$72.39 ₫2M	-9.5%
Average			-2.2%

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