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Hanoi vs. Fort McMurray Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 56.1% cheaper than Fort McMurray.

Restaurants: pay 82.2% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 54.3% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 26.8% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 71.4% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 75.2% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.6% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 15.4% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Fort McMurray Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Fort McMurray, you would:

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pay 82.2% less for restaurants

	Fort McMurray	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.32 CA$32.25	$1.89 ₫49,934	-91.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.35 CA$19.85	$4.32 ₫113,850	-69.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.60 CA$3.60	$0.47 ₫12,484	-81.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 CA$2.28	$0.25 ₫6,483	-85.1%
Average			-82.2%

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pay 54.3% less for groceries

	Fort McMurray	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.81 CA$3.89	$0.91 ₫23,872	-67.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.56 CA$7.69	$4.95 ₫130,628	-10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 CA$7.33	$5.27 ₫139,054	-0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.12 CA$4.32	$1.51 ₫39,740	-51.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.30 CA$8.72	$1.59 ₫41,885	-74.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.21 CA$3.06	$1.44 ₫37,840	-35.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 CA$1.40	$0.47 ₫12,396	-53.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.24 CA$3.10	$0.66 ₫17,423	-70.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.86 CA$3.96	$0.50 ₫13,178	-82.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.28 CA$3.15	$0.44 ₫11,648	-80.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.50 CA$2.08	$0.46 ₫12,155	-69.3%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 26.8% less for transportation

	Fort McMurray	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 CA$5.30	$3.20 ₫84,485	-16.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 CA$66.98	$7.58 ₫199,737	-84.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	+55.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.64 CA$20.24	$5.61 ₫147,805	-61.7%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 71.4% less for housing

	Fort McMurray	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.29 CA$86.13	$8.67 ₫228,698	-86.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$946.32 CA$1,308.62	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	-63.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$992.67 CA$1,372.71	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	-74.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$149.53 CA$206.78	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	-62.4%
Average			-71.4%

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pay 75.2% less for childcare

	Fort McMurray	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$932.87 CA$1,290.01	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	-75.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344
Average			-75.2%

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pay 67.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Fort McMurray	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$0.95 ₫24,967	-83.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 CA$5.11	$1.79 ₫47,250	-51.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.79 CA$21.83	$1.33 ₫34,954	-91.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.92 CA$62.12	$27.93 ₫736,415	-37.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.35 CA$19.85	$3.79 ₫99,868	-73.6%
Average			-67.6%

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

	Fort McMurray	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.08 CA$96.92	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	-40.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$22.94 ₫604,758
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.41 CA$109.82	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	+8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.91 CA$117.42	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	-14.7%
Average			-15.4%

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