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Hanoi vs. Fort Wayne Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 52.9% cheaper than Fort Wayne.

Restaurants: pay 78.4% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 42.8% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 30.4% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 70.8% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 58.5% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.8% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 22.3% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Fort Wayne Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.4% less for restaurants

	Fort Wayne	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.00	$1.89 ₫49,824	-88.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$4.32 ₫113,598	-56.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33	$0.47 ₫12,456	-79.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.23	$0.25 ₫6,469	-88.9%
Average			-78.4%

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pay 42.8% less for groceries

	Fort Wayne	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.99	$0.91 ₫23,820	-69.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45	$4.95 ₫130,338	-41.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03	$5.27 ₫138,746	+74.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40	$1.51 ₫39,652	-55.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.35	$1.59 ₫41,792	-63.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46	$1.44 ₫37,756	-41.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56	$0.47 ₫12,368	-15.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.58	$0.66 ₫17,384	-58.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32	$0.50 ₫13,149	-78.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97	$0.44 ₫11,623	-54.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37	$0.46 ₫12,128	-66.4%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 30.4% less for transportation

	Fort Wayne	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19	$3.20 ₫84,298	+0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50	$7.58 ₫199,294	-76.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,965.00	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	+18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.43	$5.61 ₫147,478	-63.7%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 70.8% less for housing

	Fort Wayne	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.62	$8.67 ₫228,192	-87.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,233.33	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	-71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,016.67	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	-74.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.66	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	-49.2%
Average			-70.8%

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pay 58.5% less for childcare

	Fort Wayne	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$955.56	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	-75.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,000.00	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	-41.1%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 66.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Fort Wayne	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.25	$0.95 ₫24,912	-77.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47	$1.79 ₫47,146	-59.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.26	$1.33 ₫34,876	-83.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$27.93 ₫734,784	-44.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$3.79 ₫99,647	-68.4%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 22.3% less for clothing

	Fort Wayne	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.00	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	-18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00	$22.94 ₫603,419	-38.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.67	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	-5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	-27.6%
Average			-22.3%

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