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Hanoi vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 36.9% cheaper than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 63.8% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 43.6% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 3.7% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 37.5% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 59.7% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.1% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 8.7% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.8% less for restaurants

	Georgetown	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,486.05	$1.98 ₫50,193	-83.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,789.95	$4.75 ₫120,464	-44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD253.58	$0.44 ₫11,243	-63.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD149.16	$0.26 ₫6,525	-63.9%
Average			-63.8%

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pay 43.6% less for groceries

	Georgetown	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD419.79	$1.03 ₫26,094	-48.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,120.97	$5.00 ₫126,950	-6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,576.56	$5.30 ₫134,494	-57.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD712.67	$1.59 ₫40,246	-53.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD550.02	$1.59 ₫40,445	-39.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD373.05	$1.72 ₫43,653	-3.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD251.98	$0.46 ₫11,734	-61.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD355.39	$0.76 ₫19,370	-55.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD428.11	$0.49 ₫12,355	-76.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD147.86	$0.46 ₫11,559	-35.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD194.87	$0.54 ₫13,660	-42.2%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 3.7% less for transportation

	Georgetown	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD837.55	$3.47 ₫88,006	-13.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,966.51	$7.91 ₫200,773	-72.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,281,581.41	$39,554.95 ₫1,003,864,948	+152.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,065.95	$5.38 ₫136,526	-81.4%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 37.5% less for housing

	Georgetown	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,803.14	$9.00 ₫228,511	-85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD129,138.53	$338.66 ₫8,594,909	-45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,836.43	$239.31 ₫6,073,383	-14.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,765.85	$58.28 ₫1,479,040	-4.5%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 59.7% less for childcare

	Georgetown	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD183,499.43	$243.92 ₫6,190,501	-72.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,860,624.08	$12,260.72 ₫311,164,672	-47.2%
Average			-59.7%

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pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD447.49	$0.99 ₫25,097	-53.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD812.11	$1.83 ₫46,525	-52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD457.43	$1.38 ₫35,135	-36.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,121.09	$26.31 ₫667,650	-32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,243.02	$4.15 ₫105,406	-30.1%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 8.7% less for clothing

	Georgetown	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,955.35	$36.72 ₫931,949	-3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,938.60	$26.37 ₫669,243	-49.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,501.77	$92.93 ₫2,358,489	+11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,905.12	$86.41 ₫2,193,059	+7.0%
Average			-8.7%

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