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Ahwaz vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Ahwaz is 22.6% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Ahwaz
Groceries: pay 32.7% less in Ahwaz
Transportation: pay 89.9% more in Ahwaz
Housing: pay 30.6% less in Ahwaz
Childcare: pay 74.4% less in Ahwaz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.5% less in Ahwaz
Clothing: pay 46.1% more in Ahwaz

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Ahwaz are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ahwaz. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Ahwaz.

Ahwaz vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Ahwaz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$2.00 IRR84,225	+5.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$3.75 IRR157,922	-13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$2.02 IRR85,196	+327.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$1.20 IRR50,351	+386.2%
Average			+176.5%

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pay 32.7% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Ahwaz
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$0.60 IRR25,268	-33.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$2.03 IRR85,629	-59.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$3.25 IRR136,789	-38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$1.27 IRR53,679	-15.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$1.68 IRR70,677	+5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$0.38 IRR15,918	-73.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.65 IRR27,379	+38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.36 IRR15,282	-45.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.26 IRR10,824	-48.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.26 IRR10,824	-41.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.24 IRR10,188	-47.5%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 89.9% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Ahwaz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	??
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	$13.10 IRR551,674	+72.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$119,838.29 IRR5,046,689,988	+216.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$4.50 IRR189,506	-19.7%
Average			+89.9%

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pay 30.6% less for housing

	Hanoi	Ahwaz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$7.00 IRR294,788	-19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$316.67 IRR13,335,625	-9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$225.00 IRR9,475,312	-12.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$10.71 IRR450,851	-81.0%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 74.4% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Ahwaz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$106.22 IRR4,473,283	-54.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$625.00 IRR26,320,312	-94.7%
Average			-74.4%

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pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Ahwaz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$0.85 IRR35,796	-10.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$1.17 IRR49,131	-34.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$2.20 IRR92,648	+65.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$18.17 IRR765,044	-35.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$1.20 IRR50,535	-68.3%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 46.1% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Ahwaz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$53.00 IRR2,231,962	+26.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$46.67 IRR1,965,250	+103.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$96.67 IRR4,070,875	+11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$103.33 IRR4,351,625	+42.7%
Average			+46.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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