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Hua Hin vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Hua Hin is 31.6% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 65.8% more in Hua Hin
Groceries: pay 14.5% more in Hua Hin
Transportation: pay 32.8% more in Hua Hin
Housing: pay 43.9% more in Hua Hin
Childcare: pay 25.1% less in Hua Hin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Hua Hin
Clothing: pay 27.2% less in Hua Hin

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

Hua Hin vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hua Hin instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 65.8% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Hua Hin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$3.10 THB97.52	+63.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$8.82 THB277.44	+104.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$0.70 THB22.04	+48.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$0.36 THB11.38	+47.1%
Average			+65.8%

Hanoi vs. Hua Hin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.5% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Hua Hin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$1.39 THB43.75	+53.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$6.20 THB195.04	+25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$5.46 THB171.63	+3.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$1.88 THB59.10	+24.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$1.24 THB39.10	-21.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$1.21 THB38.04	-15.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.37 THB11.61	-21.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$0.87 THB27.28	+31.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.66 THB20.64	+31.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.64 THB20.04	+44.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.48 THB15.15	+4.5%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 32.8% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Hua Hin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$4.97 THB156.26	+55.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	$12.41 THB390.07	+63.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$21,709.13 THB682,630.16	-42.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$8.68 THB273.05	+54.9%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 43.9% more for housing

	Hanoi	Hua Hin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$18.64 THB586.09	+114.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$460.03 THB14,465.26	+32.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$316.33 THB9,946.90	+22.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$59.81 THB1,880.59	+6.3%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 25.1% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Hua Hin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$139.56 THB4,388.34	-39.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$10,544.43 THB331,563.22	-10.5%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Hua Hin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$2.17 THB68.26	+129.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$2.06 THB64.78	+15.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$4.65 THB146.28	+250.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$50.65 THB1,592.80	+81.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$7.75 THB243.80	+104.7%
Average			+116.2%

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pay 27.2% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Hua Hin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$16.44 THB516.85	-60.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$19.85 THB624.12	-13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$83.74 THB2,633.00	-3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$49.62 THB1,560.30	-31.5%
Average			-27.2%

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