Cost of living comparison

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Hanoi vs. Evansville Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 58.3% cheaper than Evansville.

Restaurants
pay 81.9% less in Hanoi
Groceries
pay 46.0% less in Hanoi
Transportation
pay 47.1% less in Hanoi
Housing
pay 68.8% less in Hanoi
Childcare
pay 79.1% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 65.7% less in Hanoi
Clothing
pay 26.1% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Evansville Cost Breakdown

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

pay 81.9% less for restaurants

 
Evansville
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$2.12
₫54,624
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$4.41
₫114K
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.63
 
$0.49
₫12,663

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pay 46.0% less for groceries

 
Evansville
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$2.53
 
$1.08
₫27,995
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.63
 
$5.21
₫134K
Milk (1 gallon) $2.95
 
$5.70
₫147K

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pay 47.1% less for transportation

 
Evansville
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.55
 
$3.47
₫89,502
Monthly public transit pass $60.00
 
$9.24
₫238K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,915.00
 
$30,715.02
₫793M

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pay 68.8% less for housing

 
Evansville
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$64.41
 
$8.84
₫228K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,152.50
 
$407.99
₫11M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $976.50
 
$278.92
₫7M

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pay 79.1% more for childcare

 
Evansville
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $275.00
 
$771.38
₫20M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $24,189.88
 
$27,672.00
₫714M

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pay 65.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Evansville
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.00
 
$1.08
₫27,799
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.09
 
$1.88
₫48,502
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.69
 
$1.40
₫36,151

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pay 26.1% less for clothing

 
Evansville
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.33
 
$48.20
₫1M
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.33
 
$26.30
₫679K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.00
 
$83.83
₫2M

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