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Montego Bay vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Montego Bay is 2.0 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Montego Bay
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Montego Bay
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Montego Bay
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Montego Bay
Childcare: pay 80.8% less in Montego Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Montego Bay
Clothing: pay 16.6% less in Montego Bay

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

Montego Bay vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montego Bay instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Montego Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$7.50 JMD1,200.74	+296.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$8.13 JMD1,300.80	+88.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$1.28 JMD205.58	+171.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.75 JMD119.69	+204.1%
Average			+189.9%

Hanoi vs. Montego Bay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Hanoi	Montego Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$2.68 JMD428.39	+195.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$5.66 JMD906.25	+14.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$9.61 JMD1,537.83	+82.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$3.51 JMD562.35	+133.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$2.84 JMD453.87	+78.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$1.88 JMD300.19	+30.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$1.13 JMD181.55	+141.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$1.91 JMD305.55	+188.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$1.13 JMD181.55	+126.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.93 JMD149.40	+111.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.89 JMD142.80	+93.5%
Average			+108.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Montego Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$4.78 JMD764.43	+49.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$42,823.81 JMD6,854,238.36	+13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$25.94 JMD4,152.57	+362.8%
Average			+141.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Montego Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$47.61 JMD7,620.46	+448.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$260.49 JMD41,692.45	-25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$556.29 JMD89,038.16	+115.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$124.70 JMD19,958.42	+121.7%
Average			+165.1%

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pay 80.8% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Montego Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$52.10 JMD8,338.49	-77.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$1,875.50 JMD300,185.62	-84.1%
Average			-80.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Montego Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$2.50 JMD400.25	+164.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$4.55 JMD729.02	+154.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$8.75 JMD1,400.87	+560.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$40.64 JMD6,504.02	+45.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$8.44 JMD1,350.84	+122.8%
Average			+209.3%

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pay 16.6% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Montego Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$23.44 JMD3,752.32	-43.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$21.88 JMD3,502.17	-4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$66.68 JMD10,673.27	-22.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$76.06 JMD12,174.19	+5.1%
Average			-16.6%

Hanoi vs. Montego Bay - Cost of clothing

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