Cost of living comparison

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Evansville vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Evansville is 2.4 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants
pay 5.5 times more in Evansville
Groceries
pay 85.1% more in Evansville
Transportation
pay 89.0% more in Evansville
Housing
pay 3.2 times more in Evansville
Childcare
pay 44.2% less in Evansville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.9 times more in Evansville
Clothing
pay 35.4% more in Evansville

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

Evansville vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.5 times more for restaurants

 
Hanoi
Evansville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.12
₫54,624
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.41
₫114K
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.49
₫12,663
$2.63
 

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pay 85.1% more for groceries

 
Hanoi
Evansville
Bread
1 loaf
$1.08
₫27,995
$2.53
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.21
₫134K
$4.63
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.70
₫147K
$2.95
 

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pay 89.0% more for transportation

 
Hanoi
Evansville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.47
₫89,502
$3.55
 
Monthly public transit pass $9.24
₫238K
$60.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,715.02
₫793M
$36,915.00
 

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

 
Hanoi
Evansville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.84
₫228K
$64.41
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $407.99
₫11M
$1,152.50
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $278.92
₫7M
$976.50
 

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pay 44.2% less for childcare

 
Hanoi
Evansville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $771.38
₫20M
$275.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,672.00
₫714M
$24,189.88
 

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Hanoi
Evansville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.08
₫27,799
$5.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.88
₫48,502
$5.09
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.40
₫36,151
$8.69
 

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pay 35.4% more for clothing

 
Hanoi
Evansville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.20
₫1M
$57.33
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.30
₫679K
$42.33
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.83
₫2M
$80.00
 

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