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Ocho Rios vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Ocho Rios is 81.6% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Ocho Rios
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Ocho Rios
Transportation: pay 34.9% more in Ocho Rios
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Ocho Rios
Childcare: pay 37.7% less in Ocho Rios
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Ocho Rios
Clothing: pay 41.3% less in Ocho Rios

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

Ocho Rios vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ocho Rios instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Ocho Rios
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,659	$7.46 JMD1,162.23	+293.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113K	$6.22 JMD968.52	+44.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,415	$1.28 JMD198.99	+169.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,448	$0.74 JMD115.85	+202.4%
Average			+177.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Hanoi	Ocho Rios
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,741	$2.71 JMD421.88	+199.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130K	$3.28 JMD511.24	-33.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138K	$15.10 JMD2,351.56	+186.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,521	$3.49 JMD544.31	+131.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,654	$2.82 JMD439.32	+77.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,631	$2.71 JMD421.79	+88.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,327	$1.38 JMD215.12	+193.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,327	$1.90 JMD295.75	+187.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,106	$1.03 JMD160.50	+106.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,584	$0.93 JMD144.61	+110.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,088	$0.89 JMD138.22	+92.4%
Average			+121.7%

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pay 34.9% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Ocho Rios
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,020	$4.75 JMD739.91	+48.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫993M	$42,589.65 JMD7M	+12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147K	$8.08 JMD1,259.08	+44.2%
Average			+34.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Ocho Rios
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫227K	$48.20 JMD7,508.16	+455.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9M	$373.05 JMD58,111.36	+7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫7M	$186.52 JMD29,055.68	-27.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1M	$124.01 JMD19,318.23	+120.5%
Average			+138.8%

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pay 37.7% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Ocho Rios
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6M	$227.97 JMD35,512.50	-1.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫309M	$3,077.65 JMD479K	-73.9%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Ocho Rios
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,830	$2.18 JMD338.98	+129.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫46,990	$2.69 JMD419.69	+50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,761	$8.70 JMD1,355.93	+556.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫732K	$15.54 JMD2,421.31	-44.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,319	$11.19 JMD1,743.34	+195.4%
Average			+177.5%

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pay 41.3% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Ocho Rios
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1M	$15.54 JMD2,421.31	-62.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫601K	$12.43 JMD1,937.05	-45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2M	$49.74 JMD7,748.18	-42.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫2M	$62.17 JMD9,685.23	-14.1%
Average			-41.3%

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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: March 2026

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