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Esfahan vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Esfahan is 13.8% cheaper than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 80.8% more in Esfahan
Groceries: pay 39.5% less in Esfahan
Transportation: pay 26.3% more in Esfahan
Housing: pay 34.0% less in Esfahan
Childcare: pay 82.0% less in Esfahan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.2% less in Esfahan
Clothing: pay 24.9% less in Esfahan

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

Esfahan vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.8% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Esfahan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$3.00 IRR126,338	+58.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$3.00 IRR126,338	-30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$0.50 IRR21,256	+6.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.96 IRR40,228	+288.5%
Average			+80.8%

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pay 39.5% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Esfahan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$0.44 IRR18,600	-51.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$1.41 IRR59,379	-71.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$1.89 IRR79,707	-64.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$1.49 IRR62,748	-1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$1.13 IRR47,755	-28.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$0.30 IRR12,575	-79.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.61 IRR25,597	+29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.47 IRR19,739	-29.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.26 IRR10,984	-47.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.26 IRR11,079	-40.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.23 IRR9,551	-50.8%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 26.3% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Esfahan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$3.30 IRR138,827	+2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	$13.10 IRR551,674	+72.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$67,338.29 IRR2,835,783,738	+77.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$2.90 IRR122,126	-48.3%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 34.0% less for housing

	Hanoi	Esfahan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$7.50 IRR315,844	-13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$285.50 IRR12,023,119	-18.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$194.40 IRR8,186,670	-24.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$11.47 IRR483,055	-79.6%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 82.0% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Esfahan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$71.67 IRR3,018,062	-69.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$588.00 IRR24,762,150	-95.0%
Average			-82.0%

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pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Esfahan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$1.00 IRR42,112	+5.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$0.76 IRR32,006	-57.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$2.10 IRR88,436	+58.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$13.58 IRR572,028	-51.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$1.10 IRR46,324	-71.0%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 24.9% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Esfahan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$18.40 IRR774,870	-56.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$24.17 IRR1,017,719	+5.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$86.00 IRR3,621,675	-0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$37.20 IRR1,566,585	-48.6%
Average			-24.9%

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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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