Cost of living comparison

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Babol vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Babol is 17.5% cheaper than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 86.5% more in Babol
Groceries: pay 45.0% less in Babol
Transportation: pay 5.4% more in Babol
Housing: pay 60.1% less in Babol
Childcare: pay 80.8% less in Babol
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.9% less in Babol
Clothing: pay 4.7% more in Babol

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

Babol vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 86.5% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Babol
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$3.00 IRR126,338	+58.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$4.50 IRR189,506	+4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$0.47 IRR19,798	-0.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.94 IRR39,776	+284.1%
Average			+86.5%

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pay 45.0% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Babol
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$0.20 IRR8,422	-77.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$0.94 IRR39,714	-81.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$2.35 IRR99,064	-55.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$1.07 IRR45,169	-28.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$1.41 IRR59,430	-11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$0.41 IRR17,234	-71.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.59 IRR24,655	+24.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.38 IRR16,023	-42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.25 IRR10,417	-50.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.24 IRR10,249	-44.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.20 IRR8,507	-56.2%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 5.4% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Babol
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$2.75 IRR115,729	-14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$68,000.00 IRR2,863,650,000	+79.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$2.85 IRR120,021	-49.2%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 60.1% less for housing

	Hanoi	Babol
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$4.00 IRR168,450	-53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$192.64 IRR8,112,648	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$97.07 IRR4,087,908	-62.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$11.47 IRR483,055	-79.6%
Average			-60.1%

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pay 80.8% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Babol
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$49.00 IRR2,063,512	-78.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$2,011.10 IRR84,692,248	-82.9%
Average			-80.8%

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pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Babol
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$0.65 IRR27,373	-31.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$1.08 IRR45,622	-39.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$1.74 IRR73,306	+31.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$10.00 IRR421,125	-64.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$1.50 IRR63,169	-60.4%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 4.7% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Babol
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$21.81 IRR918,652	-47.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	+34.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$117.65 IRR4,954,414	+36.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	-3.5%
Average			+4.7%

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