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Joao Pessoa vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Joao Pessoa is 71.3% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Joao Pessoa
Groceries: pay 5.1% more in Joao Pessoa
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Joao Pessoa
Housing: pay 22.8% more in Joao Pessoa
Childcare: pay 1.5% less in Joao Pessoa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.6% more in Joao Pessoa
Clothing: pay 47.3% more in Joao Pessoa

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

Joao Pessoa vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Joao Pessoa instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Joao Pessoa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$5.59 R$30.30	+195.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$6.52 R$35.34	+51.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$1.02 R$5.55	+116.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$0.62 R$3.37	+152.6%
Average			+128.8%

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pay 5.1% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Joao Pessoa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$1.58 R$8.54	+74.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$3.18 R$17.25	-35.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$4.48 R$24.27	-15.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$2.58 R$13.98	+71.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$1.90 R$10.31	+19.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$1.23 R$6.69	-14.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.41 R$2.24	-11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$0.38 R$2.06	-42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.47 R$2.56	-5.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.57 R$3.07	+28.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.40 R$2.18	-12.9%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Joao Pessoa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$4.15 R$22.46	+29.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	$65.22 R$353.44	+760.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$19,565.46 R$106,033.06	-48.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$16.77 R$90.89	+199.1%
Average			+235.3%

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pay 22.8% more for housing

	Hanoi	Joao Pessoa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$20.18 R$109.38	+132.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$228.26 R$1,237.05	-34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$223.61 R$1,211.81	-13.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$59.85 R$324.34	+6.4%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 1.5% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Joao Pessoa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$329.20 R$1,784.05	+42.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$6,447.29 R$34,940.42	-45.3%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 61.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Joao Pessoa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$1.86 R$10.10	+96.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$1.62 R$8.77	-9.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$2.80 R$15.15	+110.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$31.64 R$171.49	+13.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$7.45 R$40.39	+96.8%
Average			+61.6%

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pay 47.3% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Joao Pessoa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$43.48 R$235.63	+4.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$58.39 R$316.42	+154.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$114.13 R$618.50	+31.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$71.42 R$387.07	-1.3%
Average			+47.3%

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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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