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Damascus vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 58.1% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 12.5% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Damascus
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 82.2% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.1% more in Damascus
Clothing: pay 15.6% more in Damascus

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

Damascus vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,928	$8.00 SYP104,016	+322.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,835	$6.00 SYP78,012	+38.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,482	$1.37 SYP17,769	+188.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,482	$0.82 SYP10,683	+234.1%
Average			+196.0%

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pay 12.5% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,869	$0.50 SYP6,447	-45.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,610	$1.61 SYP20,885	-67.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,035	$3.76 SYP48,876	-28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,735	$1.91 SYP24,801	+26.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,879	$3.25 SYP42,227	+104.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,835	$0.45 SYP5,857	-68.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,394	$0.76 SYP9,879	+61.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,421	$0.49 SYP6,389	-25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,176	$0.34 SYP4,423	-31.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,647	$0.32 SYP4,162	-27.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,154	$0.30 SYP3,890	-35.1%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,474	$15.62 SYP203,114	+387.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,710	$17.00 SYP221,034	+124.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,550,169	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	-60.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,785	$7.00 SYP91,014	+24.9%
Average			+119.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,668	$55.00 SYP715,110	+534.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,187,333	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	-30.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,812,815	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	-31.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,671	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	+97.1%
Average			+142.3%

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pay 82.2% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,102,251	$49.17 SYP639,265	-78.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,660,053	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-85.5%
Average			-82.2%

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pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,964	$1.60 SYP20,803	+69.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,244	$1.93 SYP25,137	+7.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,949	$3.00 SYP39,006	+126.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,317	$16.25 SYP211,282	-41.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,855	$3.00 SYP39,006	-20.8%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 15.6% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,320	$44.25 SYP575,338	+5.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,678	$41.25 SYP536,332	+79.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,280,748	$57.50 SYP747,615	-33.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,340	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	+10.5%
Average			+15.6%

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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: December 2025

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