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Abu Dhabi vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 2.4 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 42.7% more in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 35.9% more in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Abu Dhabi
Childcare: pay 25.9% less in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6 times more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 45.2% more in Abu Dhabi

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Abu Dhabi are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Abu Dhabi.

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Abu Dhabi vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.12 ₫54,815	$8.17 AED30.00	+285.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 ₫114K	$9.53 AED35.00	+116.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,707	$1.15 AED4.24	+135.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,911	$0.42 AED1.53	+36.2%
Average			+170.2%

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pay 42.7% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫28,093	$1.62 AED5.94	+49.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$5.81 AED21.35	+11.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$7.38 AED27.10	+29.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,071	$3.49 AED12.81	+137.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,626	$4.40 AED16.16	+161.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,415	$1.12 AED4.13	-26.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,449	$0.95 AED3.48	+96.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,804	$0.84 AED3.09	+37.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,206	$0.71 AED2.60	+38.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,217	$0.55 AED2.03	+27.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,012	$0.53 AED1.96	+6.1%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 35.9% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫89,815	$3.63 AED13.32	+4.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.24 ₫239K	$26.55 AED97.49	+187.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$29,949.09 AED110K	-2.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$7.62 AED28.00	+41.5%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫229K	$88.30 AED324.28	+898.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.99 ₫11M	$1,966.33 AED7,221.36	+382.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$278.92 ₫7M	$1,399.56 AED5,139.88	+401.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.57 ₫2M	$148.00 AED543.52	+125.7%
Average			+353.3%

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pay 25.9% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$771.38 ₫20M	$790.93 AED2,904.68	+2.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,672.00 ₫717M	$14,819.26 AED54,423.74	-46.4%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 ₫27,896	$11.57 AED42.50	+974.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.88 ₫48,672	$5.96 AED21.87	+216.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 ₫36,277	$6.67 AED24.50	+376.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 ₫634K	$95.29 AED349.96	+289.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$14.97 AED54.99	+253.7%
Average			+355.9%

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pay 45.2% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.20 ₫1M	$61.46 AED225.73	+27.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.30 ₫681K	$49.09 AED180.30	+86.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$111.63 AED409.96	+33.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.65 ₫2M	$110.14 AED404.50	+40.0%
Average			+45.2%

Hanoi vs. Abu Dhabi - Cost of clothing

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