Cost of living comparison

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Elbasan vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Elbasan is 58.8% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Elbasan
Groceries: pay 20.7% more in Elbasan
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Elbasan
Housing: pay 1.7% more in Elbasan
Childcare: pay 61.1% less in Elbasan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.2% more in Elbasan
Clothing: pay 53.4% more in Elbasan

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

Elbasan vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Elbasan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$9.64 ALL794	+409.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$6.63 ALL546	+53.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$1.21 ALL99	+154.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$0.68 ALL56	+177.7%
Average			+198.7%

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pay 20.7% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Elbasan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$0.99 ALL81	+9.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$5.05 ALL416	+1.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$7.68 ALL632	+45.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$2.59 ALL213	+71.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$2.60 ALL214	+63.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$0.42 ALL34	-70.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$1.09 ALL90	+132.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$0.57 ALL47	-13.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.42 ALL34	-16.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.45 ALL37	+1.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.47 ALL39	+2.8%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Elbasan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$8.27 ALL681	+158.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	$19.28 ALL1,588	+154.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$28,923.53 ALL2,381,257	-23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$15.18 ALL1,250	+170.9%
Average			+115.0%

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pay 1.7% more for housing

	Hanoi	Elbasan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$13.66 ALL1,124	+57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$293.25 ALL24,143	-15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$200.86 ALL16,537	-22.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$49.24 ALL4,054	-12.5%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 61.1% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Elbasan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$144.62 ALL11,906	-37.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$1,807.72 ALL148,829	-84.7%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 83.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Elbasan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$1.81 ALL149	+90.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$1.69 ALL139	-5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$4.22 ALL347	+218.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$56.24 ALL4,630	+101.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$4.22 ALL347	+11.4%
Average			+83.2%

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pay 53.4% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Elbasan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$66.28 ALL5,457	+58.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$41.58 ALL3,423	+81.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$96.41 ALL7,938	+11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$117.50 ALL9,674	+62.3%
Average			+53.4%

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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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