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Hanoi vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 42.5% cheaper than Djibouti.

Restaurants: pay 72.7% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 41.1% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 45.6% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 82.0% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 14.8% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.0% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 17.8% more in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.7% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.21 DJF1,645	$1.98 ₫51,352	-78.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.05 DJF1,795	$4.75 ₫123,245	-52.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 DJF316	$0.44 ₫11,503	-74.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 DJF299	$0.26 ₫6,676	-84.6%
Average			-72.7%

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pay 41.1% less for groceries

	Djibouti	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$9.21 DJF1,645	$1.03 ₫26,696	-88.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.74 DJF847	$5.00 ₫129,882	+5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.45 DJF1,510	$5.30 ₫137,600	-37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$8.04 DJF1,436	$1.59 ₫41,175	-80.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.12 DJF1,629	$1.59 ₫41,379	-82.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 DJF362	$1.72 ₫44,661	-15.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 DJF90	$0.46 ₫12,005	-8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 DJF204	$0.76 ₫19,817	-33.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 DJF136	$0.49 ₫12,640	-35.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 DJF136	$0.46 ₫11,826	-40.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 DJF149	$0.54 ₫13,976	-35.6%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 45.6% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 DJF934	$3.47 ₫90,038	-33.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.20 DJF7,538	$7.91 ₫205,409	-81.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,541.44 DJF5,991,093	$39,554.95 ₫1,027,044,246	+17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$36.29 DJF6,481	$5.38 ₫139,678	-85.2%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 82.0% less for housing

	Djibouti	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.24 DJF8,974	$9.00 ₫233,788	-82.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,758.47 DJF314,093	$338.66 ₫8,793,366	-80.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$993.31 DJF177,423	$239.31 ₫6,213,618	-75.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$544.29 DJF97,219	$58.28 ₫1,513,191	-89.3%
Average			-82.0%

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pay 14.8% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.14 DJF60,754	$243.92 ₫6,333,440	-28.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,437.75 DJF2,221,601	$12,260.72 ₫318,349,481	-1.4%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 59.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.70 DJF1,197	$0.99 ₫25,676	-85.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 DJF499	$1.83 ₫47,600	-34.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.42 DJF612	$1.38 ₫35,947	-59.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.29 DJF13,627	$26.31 ₫683,066	-65.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.37 DJF1,496	$4.15 ₫107,840	-50.4%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 17.8% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.91 DJF4,986	$36.72 ₫953,468	+31.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.54 DJF3,490	$26.37 ₫684,696	+35.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.81 DJF21,937	$92.93 ₫2,412,947	-24.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.99 DJF11,965	$86.41 ₫2,243,697	+29.0%
Average			+17.8%

Djibouti vs. Hanoi - Cost of clothing

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