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Banjarmasin vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Banjarmasin is 17.4% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 12.7% more in Banjarmasin
Groceries: pay 14.6% less in Banjarmasin
Transportation: pay 53.7% more in Banjarmasin
Housing: pay 35.3% more in Banjarmasin
Childcare: pay 74.2% less in Banjarmasin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Banjarmasin
Clothing: pay 40.6% less in Banjarmasin

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

Banjarmasin vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.7% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Banjarmasin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,928	$1.19 IDR19,874.10	-37.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,835	$2.54 IDR42,232.47	-41.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,482	$0.96 IDR15,899.28	+101.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,482	$0.31 IDR5,216.95	+27.4%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 14.6% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Banjarmasin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,869	$0.90 IDR14,905.58	-1.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,610	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,035	$5.39 IDR89,651.09	+2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,735	$1.43 IDR23,864.82	-4.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,879	$1.05 IDR17,473.60	-33.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,835	$0.85 IDR14,123.11	-40.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,394	$0.46 IDR7,662.54	-2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,421	$0.43 IDR7,136.68	-35.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,176	$0.32 IDR5,273.63	-36.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,647	$0.45 IDR7,504.78	+2.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,154	$0.48 IDR8,038.15	+4.7%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 53.7% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Banjarmasin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,474	$3.24 IDR53,916.04	+1.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,710	$17.91 IDR298,111.56	+136.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,550,169	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,785	$6.92 IDR115,269.80	+23.5%
Average			+53.7%

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pay 35.3% more for housing

	Hanoi	Banjarmasin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,668	$18.35 IDR305,564.35	+111.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,187,333	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,812,815	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,671	$33.21 IDR552,821.59	-41.0%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 74.2% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Banjarmasin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,102,251	$59.69 IDR993,705.21	-74.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,660,053	??
Average			-74.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Banjarmasin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,964	$6.86 IDR114,276.10	+624.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,244	$1.04 IDR17,389.84	-41.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,949	$1.79 IDR29,811.16	+35.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,317	$47.75 IDR794,964.17	+71.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,855	$5.97 IDR99,370.52	+57.6%
Average			+149.4%

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pay 40.6% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Banjarmasin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,320	$26.86 IDR447,167.35	-35.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,678	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,280,748	$57.30 IDR953,957.01	-33.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,340	$34.62 IDR576,349.02	-52.2%
Average			-40.6%

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