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Bucaramanga vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Bucaramanga is 41.4% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 89.3% more in Bucaramanga
Groceries: pay 9.2% more in Bucaramanga
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Bucaramanga
Housing: pay 37.7% more in Bucaramanga
Childcare: pay 33.9% less in Bucaramanga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% more in Bucaramanga
Clothing: pay 19.3% more in Bucaramanga

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

Bucaramanga vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 89.3% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Bucaramanga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,888	$3.36 COP12,372.15	+77.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫114K	$7.25 COP26,647.71	+67.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,472	$0.78 COP2,867.01	+64.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,477	$0.61 COP2,236.50	+147.3%
Average			+89.3%

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pay 9.2% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Bucaramanga
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,850	$1.16 COP4,282.67	+28.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫131K	$2.20 COP8,089.48	-55.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139K	$4.89 COP17,976.93	-7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,703	$2.42 COP8,901.60	+60.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,846	$2.82 COP10,360.47	+77.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,805	$1.23 COP4,532.70	-14.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,384	$0.58 COP2,147.64	+24.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,407	$0.42 COP1,554.07	-36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,166	$0.43 COP1,582.85	-13.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,638	$0.59 COP2,172.82	+33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,144	$0.48 COP1,762.41	+3.9%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Bucaramanga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,407	$3.87 COP14,238.55	+20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫200K	$41.41 COP152K	+446.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998M	$20,832.39 COP77M	-45.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫148K	$15.30 COP56,245.70	+172.8%
Average			+148.8%

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pay 37.7% more for housing

	Hanoi	Bucaramanga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228K	$22.14 COP81,430.17	+155.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9M	$308.72 COP1M	-11.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫7M	$254.49 COP936K	-1.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1M	$60.99 COP224K	+8.4%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 33.9% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Bucaramanga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6M	$254.49 COP936K	+9.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310M	$2,622.54 COP10M	-77.7%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Bucaramanga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,944	$1.55 COP5,710.22	+64.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,207	$1.47 COP5,392.99	-18.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,922	$2.02 COP7,423.29	+52.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736K	$25.01 COP91,982.19	-10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,776	$4.14 COP15,227.26	+9.3%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 19.3% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Bucaramanga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1M	$69.31 COP255K	+65.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604K	$34.94 COP128K	+52.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2M	$89.03 COP327K	+2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫2M	$40.76 COP150K	-43.7%
Average			+19.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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