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Caxias Do Sul vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Caxias Do Sul is 48.4% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Caxias Do Sul
Groceries: pay 10.7% less in Caxias Do Sul
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Caxias Do Sul
Housing: pay 1.9% more in Caxias Do Sul
Childcare: pay 1.1% more in Caxias Do Sul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.2% more in Caxias Do Sul
Clothing: pay 21.2% more in Caxias Do Sul

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and childcare in Caxias Do Sul are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Caxias Do Sul.

Caxias Do Sul vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Caxias Do Sul instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Caxias Do Sul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,842	$6.56 R$36.38	+246.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,640	$6.56 R$36.38	+52.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,461	$1.17 R$6.50	+147.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,471	$0.66 R$3.64	+166.9%
Average			+153.2%

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pay 10.7% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Caxias Do Sul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,828	$1.36 R$7.54	+50.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,387	$3.28 R$18.17	-33.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,798	$3.11 R$17.22	-41.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,667	$1.79 R$9.91	+18.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,807	$1.64 R$9.10	+3.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,770	$0.68 R$3.77	-52.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,373	$0.46 R$2.52	-3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,391	$0.26 R$1.41	-61.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,154	$0.70 R$3.91	+41.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,627	$0.43 R$2.36	-3.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,133	$0.30 R$1.65	-35.4%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Caxias Do Sul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,329	$4.19 R$23.23	+30.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,368	$41.26 R$228.70	+444.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,842,105	$26,255.09 R$145,537.20	-30.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,533	$10.69 R$59.25	+90.7%
Average			+133.8%

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pay 1.9% more for housing

	Hanoi	Caxias Do Sul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,277	$19.32 R$107.07	+122.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,171,618	$187.29 R$1,038.17	-46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,801,161	$153.78 R$852.43	-40.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,480,135	$40.31 R$223.47	-28.3%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 1.1% more for childcare

	Hanoi	Caxias Do Sul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,091,813	$320.69 R$1,777.63	+38.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,128,655	$7,501.45 R$41,582.06	-36.3%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Caxias Do Sul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,921	$1.88 R$10.40	+98.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,163	$1.35 R$7.48	-24.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,889	$2.06 R$11.44	+55.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫735,058	$24.85 R$137.74	-11.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,684	$6.56 R$36.38	+73.3%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 21.2% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Caxias Do Sul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,435	$45.01 R$249.49	+7.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,643	$41.26 R$228.70	+79.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,847	$92.04 R$510.18	+6.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,905,076	$65.64 R$363.84	-9.3%
Average			+21.2%

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