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Maceio - Alagoas vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Maceio - Alagoas is 25.6% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Maceio - Alagoas
Groceries: pay 9.2% more in Maceio - Alagoas
Transportation: pay 13.0% less in Maceio - Alagoas
Housing: pay 17.8% more in Maceio - Alagoas
Childcare: pay 26.3% less in Maceio - Alagoas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.6% more in Maceio - Alagoas
Clothing: pay 61.1% more in Maceio - Alagoas

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

Maceio - Alagoas vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maceio - Alagoas instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Maceio - Alagoas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$5.12 R$27.87	+170.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$5.59 R$30.41	+29.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$1.02 R$5.57	+116.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.48 R$2.62	+95.8%
Average			+103.1%

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pay 9.2% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Maceio - Alagoas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$1.32 R$7.20	+46.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$3.45 R$18.75	-30.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$4.08 R$22.21	-22.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$2.27 R$12.34	+50.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$1.57 R$8.55	-1.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$1.19 R$6.49	-16.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.50 R$2.70	+5.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.59 R$3.21	-10.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.60 R$3.27	+20.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.63 R$3.45	+43.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.54 R$2.93	+16.9%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 13.0% less for transportation

	Hanoi	Maceio - Alagoas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$4.24 R$23.06	+32.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$26,087.28 R$141,899.15	-31.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$3.35 R$18.24	-40.2%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 17.8% more for housing

	Hanoi	Maceio - Alagoas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$16.77 R$91.22	+93.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$256.21 R$1,393.65	-26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$260.87 R$1,418.99	+0.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$58.18 R$316.49	+3.4%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 26.3% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Maceio - Alagoas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$242.24 R$1,317.64	+4.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$5,031.12 R$27,366.27	-57.3%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Maceio - Alagoas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$1.49 R$8.11	+57.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$1.89 R$10.30	+5.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$1.91 R$10.39	+44.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$23.29 R$126.70	-16.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$5.59 R$30.41	+47.6%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 61.1% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Maceio - Alagoas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$51.24 R$278.73	+22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$71.43 R$388.53	+211.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$93.17 R$506.78	+7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$74.54 R$405.43	+3.0%
Average			+61.1%

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