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Kerman vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Kerman is 16.0% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Kerman
Groceries: pay 39.2% less in Kerman
Transportation: pay 24.4% more in Kerman
Housing: pay 88.5% more in Kerman
Childcare: pay 83.7% less in Kerman
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.2% less in Kerman
Clothing: pay 41.1% more in Kerman

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

Kerman vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Kerman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$4.00 IRR168,490	+111.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$4.00 IRR168,490	-7.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$0.67 IRR28,082	+40.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$1.00 IRR42,122	+306.7%
Average			+112.8%

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pay 39.2% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Kerman
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$0.32 IRR13,479	-64.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$1.00 IRR42,122	-79.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$2.21 IRR93,013	-58.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$1.04 IRR43,807	-31.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$0.93 IRR39,168	-41.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$0.35 IRR14,648	-75.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.85 IRR35,665	+80.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$0.44 IRR18,470	-33.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.31 IRR12,857	-38.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.29 IRR12,340	-33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.21 IRR8,916	-54.1%
Average			-39.2%

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pay 24.4% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Kerman
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	??
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$47,125.00 IRR1,985,022,812	+24.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	??
Average			+24.4%

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pay 88.5% more for housing

	Hanoi	Kerman
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$50.00 IRR2,106,125	+476.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$341.67 IRR14,391,854	-2.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$166.67 IRR7,020,417	-35.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$8.41 IRR354,325	-85.0%
Average			+88.5%

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pay 83.7% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Kerman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$67.00 IRR2,822,208	-71.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$450.00 IRR18,955,125	-96.2%
Average			-83.7%

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pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Kerman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$0.50 IRR21,061	-47.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$1.53 IRR64,588	-14.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$1.50 IRR63,184	+13.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$17.00 IRR716,082	-39.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$1.00 IRR42,122	-73.6%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 41.1% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Kerman
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$22.00 IRR926,695	-47.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$65.00 IRR2,737,962	+183.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$129.00 IRR5,433,802	+49.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$57.50 IRR2,422,044	-20.6%
Average			+41.1%

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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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