Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Argentina

La Plata vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

La Plata is 83.3% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in La Plata
Groceries: pay 27.6% more in La Plata
Transportation: pay 13.1% more in La Plata
Housing: pay 18.2% more in La Plata
Childcare: pay 2.7% more in La Plata
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in La Plata
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in La Plata

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

La Plata vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in La Plata instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	La Plata
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,836	$15.00 ARS21,967.12	+692.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫114K	$5.25 ARS7,688.49	+21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,459	$1.38 ARS2,013.65	+190.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,470	$0.83 ARS1,220.40	+238.9%
Average			+285.7%

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pay 27.6% more for groceries

	Hanoi	La Plata
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,825	$1.62 ARS2,377.94	+79.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130K	$3.80 ARS5,565.00	-23.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139K	$4.49 ARS6,569.22	-15.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,662	$2.24 ARS3,273.10	+48.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,802	$2.57 ARS3,768.19	+62.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,765	$1.13 ARS1,657.37	-21.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,371	$0.85 ARS1,237.77	+79.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,389	$0.51 ARS750.63	-22.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,152	$1.14 ARS1,668.93	+128.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,625	$0.34 ARS498.21	-23.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,131	$0.51 ARS750.63	+11.2%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 13.1% more for transportation

	Hanoi	La Plata
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,318	$3.68 ARS5,386.57	+14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199K	$9.00 ARS13,180.27	+18.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫997M	$25,000.00 ARS37M	-34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫148K	$8.57 ARS12,550.55	+52.9%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 18.2% more for housing

	Hanoi	La Plata
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228K	$23.25 ARS34,049.04	+168.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9M	$298.55 ARS437K	-14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫7M	$183.33 ARS268K	-29.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1M	$27.13 ARS39,733.42	-51.8%
Average			+18.2%

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pay 2.7% more for childcare

	Hanoi	La Plata
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6M	$367.39 ARS538K	+58.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310M	$5,496.25 ARS8M	-53.4%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	La Plata
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,918	$3.00 ARS4,393.42	+216.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,157	$3.67 ARS5,369.74	+104.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,885	$3.00 ARS4,393.42	+126.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫735K	$22.01 ARS32,236.75	-21.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,671	$6.98 ARS10,222.03	+84.3%
Average			+102.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Hanoi	La Plata
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1M	$91.23 ARS134K	+118.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604K	$89.00 ARS130K	+288.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2M	$122.33 ARS179K	+41.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫2M	$134.94 ARS198K	+86.4%
Average			+133.5%

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