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Khon Kaen vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Khon Kaen is 23.9% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% more in Khon Kaen
Groceries: pay 20.3% more in Khon Kaen
Transportation: pay 37.3% more in Khon Kaen
Housing: pay 24.9% more in Khon Kaen
Childcare: pay 21.1% less in Khon Kaen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.8% more in Khon Kaen
Clothing: pay 18.7% more in Khon Kaen

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Khon Kaen are more expensive than in Hanoi.

Khon Kaen vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Khon Kaen instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 20.2% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Khon Kaen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$1.55 THB48.76	-18.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$6.20 THB195.04	+43.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$0.64 THB19.99	+34.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$0.30 THB9.36	+21.1%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 20.3% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Khon Kaen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$1.24 THB39.01	+37.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	??
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$2.61 THB81.92	+72.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$1.39 THB43.79	-12.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.42 THB13.27	-10.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$0.70 THB22.12	+6.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.56 THB17.69	+12.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.63 THB19.68	+35.8%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 37.3% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Khon Kaen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$4.86 THB152.92	+51.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$46,519.56 THB1,462,778.91	+22.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	??
Average			+37.3%

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pay 24.9% more for housing

	Hanoi	Khon Kaen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$23.27 THB731.81	+168.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$253.27 THB7,964.02	-27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$170.57 THB5,363.52	-34.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$52.03 THB1,635.95	-7.5%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 21.1% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Khon Kaen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$9,303.91 THB292,555.78	-21.1%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 66.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Khon Kaen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$1.85 THB58.02	+94.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$1.55 THB48.76	-13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$62.03 THB1,950.37	+122.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$6.20 THB195.04	+63.7%
Average			+66.8%

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pay 18.7% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Khon Kaen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$31.01 THB975.19	-25.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$41.87 THB1,316.50	+82.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$77.53 THB2,437.96	-10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$93.04 THB2,925.56	+28.5%
Average			+18.7%

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