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AL Kharj vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

AL Kharj is 56.0% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 62.9% more in AL Kharj
Groceries: pay 4.5% less in AL Kharj
Transportation: pay 5.5% less in AL Kharj
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in AL Kharj
Childcare: pay 45.8% less in AL Kharj
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in AL Kharj
Clothing: pay 36.4% more in AL Kharj

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

AL Kharj vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in AL Kharj instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 62.9% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	AL Kharj
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$4.80 SAR18.01	+153.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$8.00 SAR30.02	+85.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$0.75 SAR2.82	+58.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.13 SAR0.50	-45.8%
Average			+62.9%

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pay 4.5% less for groceries

	Hanoi	AL Kharj
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$0.27 SAR1.00	-70.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$4.27 SAR16.01	-13.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$5.55 SAR20.83	+5.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$2.13 SAR8.01	+41.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$2.18 SAR8.17	+37.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$0.97 SAR3.63	-32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.60 SAR2.27	+28.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.48 SAR1.82	-26.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.60 SAR2.27	+21.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.36 SAR1.36	-17.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.36 SAR1.36	-21.3%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 5.5% less for transportation

	Hanoi	AL Kharj
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$2.31 SAR8.65	-28.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$33,328.67 SAR125,081.59	-12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$6.93 SAR26.02	+23.7%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Hanoi	AL Kharj
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$50.66 SAR190.12	+484.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$641.49 SAR2,407.48	+84.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$233.30 SAR875.57	-9.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$82.07 SAR308.02	+45.9%
Average			+151.1%

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pay 45.8% less for childcare

	Hanoi	AL Kharj
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$177.75 SAR667.10	-23.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$3,732.81 SAR14,009.14	-68.3%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	AL Kharj
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$1.87 SAR7.00	+97.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$2.57 SAR9.65	+43.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$6.67 SAR25.02	+402.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$66.66 SAR250.16	+138.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$15.33 SAR57.54	+304.7%
Average			+197.3%

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pay 36.4% more for clothing

	Hanoi	AL Kharj
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$59.01 SAR221.46	+41.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$53.33 SAR200.13	+132.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$53.33 SAR200.13	-38.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$79.99 SAR300.20	+10.5%
Average			+36.4%

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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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