Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Serbia

Nis vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Nis is 85.8% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in Nis
Groceries: pay 17.5% more in Nis
Transportation: pay 86.7% more in Nis
Housing: pay 77.5% more in Nis
Childcare: pay 26.6% less in Nis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.0% more in Nis
Clothing: pay 65.5% more in Nis

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

Nis vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nis instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Nis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,888	$7.48 RSD761	+294.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫114K	$9.97 RSD1,014	+130.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,472	$1.94 RSD197	+308.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,477	$1.32 RSD134	+436.4%
Average			+292.7%

Hanoi vs. Nis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.5% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Nis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,850	$0.76 RSD77	-16.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫131K	$4.20 RSD427	-15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139K	$4.90 RSD499	-7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,703	$2.41 RSD245	+59.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,846	$3.07 RSD312	+93.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,805	$0.54 RSD55	-62.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,384	$0.82 RSD84	+74.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,407	$0.69 RSD70	+3.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,166	$0.81 RSD82	+62.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,638	$0.45 RSD46	+1.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,144	$0.45 RSD46	-1.9%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 86.7% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Nis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,407	$6.82 RSD694	+112.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫200K	$26.32 RSD2,678	+247.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998M	$30,950.56 RSD3M	-18.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫148K	$5.88 RSD598	+4.9%
Average			+86.7%

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pay 77.5% more for housing

	Hanoi	Nis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228K	$23.76 RSD2,417	+173.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9M	$406.46 RSD41,354	+16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫7M	$284.53 RSD28,949	+10.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1M	$117.74 RSD11,979	+109.3%
Average			+77.5%

Hanoi vs. Nis - Cost of housing

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pay 26.6% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Nis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6M	$238.63 RSD24,279	+3.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310M	$5,133.93 RSD522K	-56.4%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 87.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Nis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,944	$2.49 RSD254	+163.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,207	$1.97 RSD201	+10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,922	$4.29 RSD436	+223.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736K	$29.83 RSD3,035	+6.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,776	$4.98 RSD507	+31.6%
Average			+87.0%

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pay 65.5% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Nis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1M	$92.07 RSD9,367	+120.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604K	$42.99 RSD4,374	+87.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2M	$96.97 RSD9,866	+12.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫2M	$103.05 RSD10,485	+42.4%
Average			+65.5%

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