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Hanoi vs. Dubna Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 12.5% cheaper than Dubna.

Restaurants: pay 38.6% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 9.7% more in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 4.4% more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 18.8% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 41.1% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 2.8% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Dubna Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.6% less for restaurants

	Dubna	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.55 RUB762.87	$1.89 ₫49,803	-80.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.82 RUB305.15	$4.32 ₫114K	+13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB85.82	$0.47 ₫12,451	-55.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 RUB28.61	$0.25 ₫6,466	-31.3%
Average			-38.6%

Dubna vs. Hanoi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.7% more for groceries

	Dubna	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 RUB60.08	$0.91 ₫23,810	+20.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.77 RUB381.44	$4.95 ₫130K	+3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.29 RUB342.93	$5.27 ₫139K	+22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.58 RUB125.87	$1.51 ₫39,635	-4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.89 RUB151.39	$1.59 ₫41,774	-16.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 RUB49.74	$1.44 ₫37,740	+130.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.88	$0.47 ₫12,363	-42.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.21	$0.66 ₫17,377	-23.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 RUB108.14	$0.50 ₫13,143	-63.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.95	$0.44 ₫11,618	+36.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.95	$0.46 ₫12,123	+42.0%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 4.4% more for transportation

	Dubna	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.81	$3.20 ₫84,263	+12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$7.58 ₫199K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$37,880.00 ₫996M	+2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB457.72	$5.61 ₫147K	-2.1%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 18.8% less for housing

	Dubna	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB624.57	$8.67 ₫228K	+11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$447.52 RUB35,759.70	$348.52 ₫9M	-22.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$304.31 RUB24,316.60	$258.44 ₫7M	-15.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,837.38	$56.25 ₫1M	-49.1%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 41.1% less for childcare

	Dubna	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,447.56	$231.49 ₫6M	-64.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$11,784.89 ₫310M	-17.5%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Dubna	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 RUB119.20	$0.95 ₫24,901	-36.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 RUB114.43	$1.79 ₫47,126	+25.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 RUB190.72	$1.33 ₫34,862	-44.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.32 RUB1,144.31	$27.93 ₫734K	+95.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB524.48	$3.79 ₫99,606	-42.3%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 2.8% less for clothing

	Dubna	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.33 RUB5,619.90	$41.82 ₫1M	-40.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.87 RUB1,907.18	$22.94 ₫603K	-3.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.13 RUB8,480.67	$86.52 ₫2M	-18.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.73 RUB3,814.37	$72.39 ₫2M	+51.7%
Average			-2.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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