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Nizhny Novgorod vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Nizhny Novgorod is 51.6% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Nizhny Novgorod
Groceries: pay 6.8% more in Nizhny Novgorod
Transportation: pay 22.0% more in Nizhny Novgorod
Housing: pay 29.0% more in Nizhny Novgorod
Childcare: pay 14.2% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.0% more in Nizhny Novgorod
Clothing: pay 75.6% more in Nizhny Novgorod

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

Nizhny Novgorod vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nizhny Novgorod instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Nizhny Novgorod
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$11.91 RUB909.72	+529.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$5.66 RUB432.12	+31.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$1.30 RUB99.24	+174.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.44 RUB33.49	+78.4%
Average			+203.2%

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pay 6.8% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Nizhny Novgorod
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$0.59 RUB44.72	-35.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$5.00 RUB382.08	+1.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$3.81 RUB291.08	-27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$1.44 RUB109.99	-4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$2.26 RUB172.56	+42.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$0.73 RUB55.84	-49.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.72 RUB54.79	+52.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.84 RUB64.13	+27.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$1.19 RUB90.99	+138.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.30 RUB22.87	-32.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.29 RUB21.80	-38.1%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 22.0% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Nizhny Novgorod
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$2.72 RUB207.70	-15.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	$15.19 RUB1,159.89	+100.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$35,737.37 RUB2,729,161.03	-5.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$6.08 RUB463.96	+8.4%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 29.0% more for housing

	Hanoi	Nizhny Novgorod
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$7.03 RUB536.74	-19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$536.06 RUB40,937.42	+53.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$348.21 RUB26,591.83	+34.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$82.37 RUB6,290.24	+46.4%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 14.2% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Nizhny Novgorod
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$324.91 RUB24,812.09	+40.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$3,692.86 RUB282,013.31	-68.7%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 39.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Nizhny Novgorod
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$0.98 RUB75.05	+3.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$2.43 RUB185.73	+35.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$2.62 RUB200.14	+97.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$28.16 RUB2,150.25	+0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$5.96 RUB454.86	+57.2%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 75.6% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Nizhny Novgorod
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$74.45 RUB5,685.75	+78.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$50.63 RUB3,866.31	+120.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$125.08 RUB9,552.06	+44.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$115.15 RUB8,793.96	+59.1%
Average			+75.6%

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