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Beau Bassin vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Beau Bassin is 83.3% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Beau Bassin
Groceries: pay 28.2% more in Beau Bassin
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Beau Bassin
Housing: pay 85.0% more in Beau Bassin
Childcare: pay 45.0% less in Beau Bassin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Beau Bassin
Clothing: pay 12.0% less in Beau Bassin

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

Beau Bassin vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beau Bassin instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Beau Bassin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$7.15 MUR329.22	+277.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$5.50 MUR253.24	+27.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$0.99 MUR45.58	+109.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.58 MUR26.77	+136.3%
Average			+137.5%

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pay 28.2% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Beau Bassin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$0.75 MUR34.69	-16.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$6.38 MUR293.92	+28.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$5.10 MUR234.86	-3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$2.21 MUR101.80	+46.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$2.37 MUR109.21	+49.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$0.92 MUR42.27	-36.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.90 MUR41.35	+90.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.67 MUR30.78	+1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$1.22 MUR56.06	+143.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.47 MUR21.44	+5.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.47 MUR21.44	+0.9%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Beau Bassin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$5.42 MUR249.55	+69.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	$57.36 MUR2,642.54	+657.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$34,080.91 MUR1,570,107.70	-10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$24.63 MUR1,134.53	+339.3%
Average			+263.9%

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pay 85.0% more for housing

	Hanoi	Beau Bassin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$32.98 MUR1,519.46	+280.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$491.06 MUR22,623.06	+40.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$410.44 MUR18,908.82	+58.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$33.73 MUR1,554.03	-40.0%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 45.0% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Beau Bassin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$159.41 MUR7,344.05	-31.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$4,837.29 MUR222,854.00	-59.0%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Beau Bassin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$2.20 MUR101.30	+132.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$2.42 MUR111.43	+35.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$6.60 MUR303.89	+397.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$28.58 MUR1,316.86	+2.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$6.05 MUR278.57	+59.6%
Average			+125.3%

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pay 12.0% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Beau Bassin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$36.65 MUR1,688.29	-12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$27.12 MUR1,249.33	+18.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$69.63 MUR3,207.75	-19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$47.64 MUR2,194.77	-34.2%
Average			-12.0%

Hanoi vs. Beau Bassin - Cost of clothing

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