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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Ko Phan Ghan is 36.6% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 73.4% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Groceries: pay 28.7% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Transportation: pay 47.5% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Housing: pay 59.1% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Childcare: pay 56.8% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.9% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Clothing: pay 16.4% more in Ko Phan Ghan

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

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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ko Phan Ghan instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 73.4% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Ko Phan Ghan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.12 ₫55,009	$3.57 THB119.18	+68.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 ₫115K	$8.02 THB268.16	+82.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,752	$0.92 THB30.69	+87.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,939	$0.48 THB15.95	+56.2%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 28.7% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Ko Phan Ghan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫28,192	$1.19 THB39.73	+9.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$9.70 THB324.13	+86.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$6.39 THB213.66	+12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,206	$2.13 THB71.19	+44.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,780	$1.08 THB36.04	-36.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,554	$1.32 THB44.19	-13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,493	$0.40 THB13.52	-15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,860	$1.02 THB34.01	+66.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,253	$0.94 THB31.54	+84.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,257	$0.67 THB22.50	+55.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,058	$0.61 THB20.42	+21.5%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 47.5% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Ko Phan Ghan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫90,133	$5.13 THB171.45	+47.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.24 ₫240K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫798M	$26,143.40 THB874K	-14.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$11.29 THB377.41	+109.5%
Average			+47.5%

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pay 59.1% more for housing

	Hanoi	Ko Phan Ghan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫230K	$17.15 THB573.33	+94.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.99 ₫11M	$609.02 THB20,360.43	+49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$278.92 ₫7M	$631.30 THB21,105.32	+126.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.57 ₫2M	$43.92 THB1,468.37	-33.0%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 56.8% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Ko Phan Ghan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$771.38 ₫20M	$505.04 THB16,884.26	-34.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,672.00 ₫719M	$5,793.14 THB194K	-79.1%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 87.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Ko Phan Ghan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 ₫27,995	$2.53 THB84.42	+134.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.88 ₫48,844	$2.77 THB92.53	+47.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 ₫36,406	$2.08 THB69.52	+48.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 ₫636K	$56.45 THB1,887.06	+130.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$7.58 THB253.26	+78.9%
Average			+87.9%

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pay 16.4% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Ko Phan Ghan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.20 ₫1M	$62.94 THB2,104.09	+30.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.30 ₫683K	$28.69 THB959.26	+9.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$95.68 THB3,198.61	+14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.65 ₫2M	$87.87 THB2,937.55	+11.7%
Average			+16.4%

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