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Miercurea Ciuc vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Miercurea Ciuc is 70.7% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Miercurea Ciuc
Groceries: pay 22.9% more in Miercurea Ciuc
Transportation: pay 79.1% more in Miercurea Ciuc
Housing: pay 10.7% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Childcare: pay 22.7% more in Miercurea Ciuc
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Miercurea Ciuc
Clothing: pay 0.9% more in Miercurea Ciuc

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, childcare, and clothing in Miercurea Ciuc are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Miercurea Ciuc.

Miercurea Ciuc vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Miercurea Ciuc instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Miercurea Ciuc
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$6.90 RON29.92	+264.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$6.90 RON29.92	+59.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$1.73 RON7.48	+264.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$1.50 RON6.48	+508.1%
Average			+274.2%

Hanoi vs. Miercurea Ciuc - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.9% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Miercurea Ciuc
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$1.27 RON5.49	+39.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$3.87 RON16.79	-21.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$5.03 RON21.82	-4.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$3.31 RON14.36	+119.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$2.71 RON11.76	+70.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$0.37 RON1.58	-74.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.71 RON3.09	+51.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$0.75 RON3.24	+13.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$1.03 RON4.45	+105.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.31 RON1.36	-29.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.37 RON1.62	-18.9%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 79.1% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Miercurea Ciuc
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$6.12 RON26.55	+91.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	$23.00 RON99.74	+203.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$27,605.24 RON119,693.58	-27.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$8.34 RON36.16	+48.7%
Average			+79.1%

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pay 10.7% less for housing

	Hanoi	Miercurea Ciuc
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$5.75 RON24.94	-33.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$207.04 RON897.70	-40.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$172.53 RON748.08	-33.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$92.77 RON402.26	+64.9%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 22.7% more for childcare

	Hanoi	Miercurea Ciuc
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$430.56 RON1,866.86	+86.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$7,004.32 RON30,370.02	-40.6%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Miercurea Ciuc
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$2.19 RON9.48	+130.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$1.84 RON7.98	+2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$5.75 RON24.94	+333.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$34.51 RON149.62	+23.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$5.18 RON22.44	+36.6%
Average			+105.5%

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pay 0.9% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Miercurea Ciuc
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$46.01 RON199.49	+10.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$18.40 RON79.80	-19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$74.76 RON324.17	-13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$92.02 RON398.98	+27.1%
Average			+0.9%

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