Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Romania

Botosani vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Botosani is 15.3% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Botosani
Groceries: pay 8.0% less in Botosani
Transportation: pay 64.7% more in Botosani
Housing: pay 0.6% less in Botosani
Childcare: pay 59.3% less in Botosani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.5% more in Botosani
Clothing: pay 9.5% less in Botosani

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

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Botosani vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Botosani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.12 ₫54,822	$8.89 RON42.36	+319.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 ₫114K	$7.32 RON34.89	+66.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,709	$1.36 RON6.48	+177.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,912	$1.20 RON5.73	+293.6%
Average			+189.2%

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pay 8.0% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Botosani
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫28,097	$1.09 RON5.19	+0.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$3.49 RON16.61	-33.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$5.19 RON24.73	-9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,076	$2.85 RON13.61	+94.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,632	$2.66 RON12.66	+57.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,420	$0.44 RON2.08	-71.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,451	$0.58 RON2.79	+21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,806	$0.64 RON3.05	+4.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,208	$0.82 RON3.92	+61.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,218	$0.33 RON1.58	-23.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,014	$0.24 RON1.13	-52.8%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 64.7% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Botosani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫89,826	$6.75 RON32.17	+94.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.24 ₫239K	$29.28 RON139.54	+217.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$26,639.62 RON127K	-13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$6.59 RON31.40	+22.3%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 0.6% less for housing

	Hanoi	Botosani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫229K	$8.10 RON38.62	-8.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.99 ₫11M	$383.41 RON1,827.35	-6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$278.92 ₫7M	$278.85 RON1,328.98
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.57 ₫2M	$76.55 RON364.82	+16.7%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 59.3% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Botosani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$771.38 ₫20M	$313.70 RON1,495.11	-59.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,672.00 ₫717M	??
Average			-59.3%

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pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Botosani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 ₫27,900	$1.88 RON8.97	+74.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.88 ₫48,678	$2.22 RON10.57	+17.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 ₫36,282	$5.86 RON27.91	+318.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 ₫634K	$31.37 RON149.51	+28.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$5.23 RON24.92	+23.5%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 9.5% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Botosani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.20 ₫1M	$45.31 RON215.96	-6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.30 ₫681K	$29.80 RON142.04	+13.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$62.74 RON299.02	-25.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.65 ₫2M	$66.23 RON315.63	-15.8%
Average			-9.5%

Hanoi vs. Botosani - Cost of clothing

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