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Nova Friburgo vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Nova Friburgo is 3.7% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 83.1% more in Nova Friburgo
Groceries: pay 6.3% less in Nova Friburgo
Transportation: pay 14.2% less in Nova Friburgo
Housing: pay 19.4% less in Nova Friburgo
Childcare: pay 60.4% less in Nova Friburgo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% more in Nova Friburgo
Clothing: pay 38.0% more in Nova Friburgo

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

Nova Friburgo vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nova Friburgo instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 83.1% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Nova Friburgo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$3.91 R$21.28	+106.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$6.06 R$32.94	+40.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$0.84 R$4.56	+77.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.51 R$2.79	+108.4%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 6.3% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Nova Friburgo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$1.57 R$8.53	+73.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$4.35 R$23.65	-12.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$3.34 R$18.16	-36.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$1.90 R$10.34	+26.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$1.45 R$7.91	-8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$0.68 R$3.68	-52.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.53 R$2.87	+12.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.42 R$2.30	-36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.54 R$2.94	+8.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.36 R$1.95	-18.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.35 R$1.92	-23.6%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 14.2% less for transportation

	Hanoi	Nova Friburgo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$4.13 R$22.45	+28.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$14,438.94 R$78,539.15	-61.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$5.07 R$27.57	-9.6%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 19.4% less for housing

	Hanoi	Nova Friburgo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$16.63 R$90.46	+91.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$149.07 R$810.85	-57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$93.17 R$506.78	-64.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$29.06 R$158.06	-48.3%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 60.4% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Nova Friburgo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$134.78 R$733.15	-41.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$2,459.66 R$13,379.06	-79.1%
Average			-60.4%

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pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Nova Friburgo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$0.93 R$5.07	-1.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$1.61 R$8.78	-9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$1.49 R$8.11	+12.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$20.50 R$111.49	-26.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$5.78 R$31.42	+52.5%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 38.0% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Nova Friburgo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$59.01 R$320.96	+41.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$65.22 R$354.75	+184.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$60.56 R$329.41	-30.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$40.99 R$222.98	-43.4%
Average			+38.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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