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College Station vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

College Station is 3.4 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 5.5 times more in College Station
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in College Station
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in College Station
Housing: pay 4.3 times more in College Station
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in College Station
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in College Station
Clothing: pay 43.4% more in College Station

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

College Station vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in College Station instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 5.5 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	College Station
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,928	$14.00	+639.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,835	$8.00	+85.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,482	$2.82	+495.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,482	$1.70	+590.5%
Average			+452.7%

Hanoi vs. College Station - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Hanoi	College Station
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,869	$2.91	+221.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,610	$5.46	+10.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,035	$3.49	-33.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,735	$2.63	+74.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,879	$3.81	+139.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,835	$2.88	+100.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,394	$0.72	+52.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,421	$2.92	+341.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,176	$2.75	+450.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,647	$2.57	+481.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,154	$2.13	+361.4%
Average			+199.9%

Hanoi vs. College Station - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	College Station
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,474	$2.79	-12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,710	$20.00	+164.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,550,169	$37,232.40	-1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,785	$37.33	+565.8%
Average			+178.8%

Hanoi vs. College Station - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

	Hanoi	College Station
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,668	$63.10	+627.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,187,333	$1,250.00	+258.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,812,815	$960.00	+271.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,671	$144.07	+156.2%
Average			+328.4%

Hanoi vs. College Station - Cost of housing

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Hanoi	College Station
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,102,251	$1,166.67	+404.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,660,053	$18,000.00	+52.7%
Average			+228.3%

Hanoi vs. College Station - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	College Station
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,964	$4.50	+375.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,244	$4.83	+169.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,949	$8.00	+503.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,317	$36.25	+29.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,855	$11.25	+197.0%
Average			+255.0%

Hanoi vs. College Station - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 43.4% more for clothing

	Hanoi	College Station
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,320	$39.50	-5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,678	$38.33	+67.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,280,748	$86.25	-0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,340	$153.75	+112.4%
Average			+43.4%

Hanoi vs. College Station - Cost of clothing

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