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Baia Mare vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Baia Mare is 83.8% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Baia Mare
Groceries: pay 25.3% more in Baia Mare
Transportation: pay 53.7% more in Baia Mare
Housing: pay 13.9% more in Baia Mare
Childcare: pay 22.7% more in Baia Mare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Baia Mare
Clothing: pay 25.3% more in Baia Mare

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, clothing, and childcare in Baia Mare are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Baia Mare.

Baia Mare vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baia Mare instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Baia Mare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,842	$10.35 RON44.88	+446.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,640	$7.48 RON32.41	+73.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,461	$1.86 RON8.06	+292.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,471	$1.38 RON5.98	+461.3%
Average			+318.4%

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pay 25.3% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Baia Mare
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,828	$1.27 RON5.49	+39.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,387	$3.59 RON15.58	-27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,798	$5.03 RON21.81	-4.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,667	$3.17 RON13.76	+110.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,807	$2.71 RON11.76	+70.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,770	$0.50 RON2.15	-65.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,373	$0.71 RON3.09	+51.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,391	$0.75 RON3.24	+13.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,154	$1.03 RON4.45	+105.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,627	$0.46 RON1.99	+3.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,133	$0.37 RON1.62	-18.9%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 53.7% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Baia Mare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,329	$5.87 RON25.46	+83.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,368	$16.10 RON69.81	+112.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,842,105	$28,323.13 RON122,792.08	-25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,533	$8.08 RON35.02	+44.1%
Average			+53.7%

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pay 13.9% more for housing

	Hanoi	Baia Mare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,277	$11.82 RON51.24	+36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,171,618	$286.61 RON1,242.57	-17.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,801,161	$207.90 RON901.32	-19.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,480,135	$88.13 RON382.10	+56.7%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 22.7% more for childcare

	Hanoi	Baia Mare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,091,813	$430.56 RON1,866.65	+86.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,128,655	$7,004.32 RON30,366.52	-40.6%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Baia Mare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,921	$1.96 RON8.48	+106.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,163	$2.30 RON9.97	+28.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,889	$5.75 RON24.93	+333.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫735,058	$51.76 RON224.40	+85.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,684	$6.90 RON29.92	+82.2%
Average			+127.2%

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pay 25.3% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Baia Mare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,435	$53.49 RON231.88	+27.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,643	$38.19 RON165.56	+66.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,847	$69.01 RON299.20	-20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,905,076	$92.02 RON398.93	+27.1%
Average			+25.3%

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