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Chon Buri vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Chon Buri is 40.5% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 58.4% more in Chon Buri
Groceries: pay 24.4% more in Chon Buri
Transportation: pay 54.1% more in Chon Buri
Housing: pay 57.3% more in Chon Buri
Childcare: pay 2.5% less in Chon Buri
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Chon Buri
Clothing: pay 21.8% less in Chon Buri

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

Chon Buri vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chon Buri instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 58.4% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Chon Buri
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$2.02 THB64.14	+6.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$7.75 THB246.68	+79.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$0.70 THB22.30	+48.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.49 THB15.62	+99.7%
Average			+58.4%

Hanoi vs. Chon Buri - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.4% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Chon Buri
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$1.33 THB42.43	+47.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$6.20 THB197.34	+25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$5.46 THB173.66	+3.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$1.88 THB59.80	+24.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$1.24 THB39.57	-21.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$1.21 THB38.49	-15.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.37 THB11.75	-21.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.87 THB27.60	+31.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.66 THB20.89	+31.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.79 THB25.06	+78.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.85 THB27.19	+85.4%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 54.1% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Chon Buri
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$5.08 THB161.56	+58.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$55,823.47 THB1,776,103.42	+47.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$8.76 THB278.75	+56.3%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 57.3% more for housing

	Hanoi	Chon Buri
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$22.05 THB701.64	+154.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$542.73 THB17,267.67	+55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$263.61 THB8,387.16	+2.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$65.89 THB2,096.52	+17.2%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 2.5% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Chon Buri
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$139.56 THB4,440.26	-39.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$15,878.68 THB505,202.75	+34.7%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Chon Buri
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$1.86 THB59.20	+96.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$1.86 THB59.20	+3.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$4.65 THB148.01	+250.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$59.07 THB1,879.37	+111.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$7.75 THB246.68	+104.7%
Average			+113.5%

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pay 21.8% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Chon Buri
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$16.44 THB522.96	-60.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$24.81 THB789.38	+8.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$83.74 THB2,664.16	-3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$49.62 THB1,578.76	-31.5%
Average			-21.8%

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