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Las Terrenas vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Las Terrenas is 60.6% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Las Terrenas
Groceries: pay 13.0% more in Las Terrenas
Transportation: pay 96.0% more in Las Terrenas
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Las Terrenas
Childcare: pay 63.8% less in Las Terrenas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.8% more in Las Terrenas
Clothing: pay 15.9% more in Las Terrenas

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

Las Terrenas vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Las Terrenas instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Las Terrenas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,659	$6.24 DOP369.49	+229.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113K	$7.25 DOP429.08	+67.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,415	$0.97 DOP57.61	+105.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,448	$0.63 DOP37.19	+155.4%
Average			+139.5%

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pay 13.0% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Las Terrenas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,741	$1.34 DOP79.52	+48.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130K	$3.66 DOP216.48	-26.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138K	$4.57 DOP270.71	-13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,521	$1.61 DOP95.35	+6.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,654	$2.47 DOP146.39	+55.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,631	$1.10 DOP64.98	-23.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,327	$0.38 DOP22.77	-18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,327	$0.51 DOP30.28	-22.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,106	$0.51 DOP30.28	+2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,584	$0.51 DOP30.28	+15.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,088	$1.01 DOP59.55	+118.1%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 96.0% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Las Terrenas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,020	$4.55 DOP269.59	+42.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫993M	$29,626.22 DOP2M	-21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147K	$20.61 DOP1,220.49	+267.6%
Average			+96.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Las Terrenas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫227K	$34.89 DOP2,066.36	+302.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9M	$724.55 DOP42,907.94	+107.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫7M	$434.73 DOP25,744.76	+68.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1M	$68.45 DOP4,053.39	+21.7%
Average			+125.0%

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pay 63.8% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Las Terrenas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6M	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	-65.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫309M	$4,427.83 DOP262K	-62.4%
Average			-63.8%

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pay 98.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Las Terrenas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,830	$2.42 DOP143.03	+155.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫46,990	$1.99 DOP118.00	+11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,761	$4.83 DOP286.05	+264.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫732K	$20.13 DOP1,191.89	-27.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,319	$7.25 DOP429.08	+91.3%
Average			+98.8%

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pay 15.9% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Las Terrenas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1M	$41.65 DOP2,466.61	-0.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫601K	$40.25 DOP2,383.77	+75.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2M	$67.09 DOP3,972.96	-22.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫2M	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	+11.2%
Average			+15.9%

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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: March 2026

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