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Oskemen vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Oskemen is 22.0% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Oskemen
Groceries: pay 0.2% more in Oskemen
Transportation: pay 41.6% less in Oskemen
Housing: pay 6.0% more in Oskemen
Childcare: pay 78.2% less in Oskemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.6% more in Oskemen
Clothing: pay 88.4% more in Oskemen

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

Oskemen vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Oskemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$10.99 KZT5,723.80	+480.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$3.30 KZT1,717.14	-23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$0.82 KZT429.28	+74.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$0.47 KZT244.85	+91.2%
Average			+155.5%

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pay 0.2% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Oskemen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$0.43 KZT225.77	-52.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$4.21 KZT2,194.12	-15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$4.42 KZT2,299.10	-16.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$1.47 KZT763.17	-2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$2.19 KZT1,139.48	+37.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$0.43 KZT223.57	-70.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.76 KZT396.65	+62.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$1.00 KZT519.25	+50.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.94 KZT490.41	+88.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.35 KZT180.30	-21.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.19 KZT99.52	-58.5%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 41.6% less for transportation

	Hanoi	Oskemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$1.67 KZT870.47	-47.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$26,564.71 KZT13,832,515.42	-29.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$2.97 KZT1,545.43	-47.1%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 6.0% more for housing

	Hanoi	Oskemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$18.93 KZT9,857.65	+118.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$283.97 KZT147,864.82	-18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$187.79 KZT97,781.57	-27.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$28.98 KZT15,091.61	-48.5%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 78.2% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Oskemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$54.96 KZT28,619.00	-76.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$2,345.02 KZT1,221,077.22	-80.1%
Average			-78.2%

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pay 23.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Oskemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$1.28 KZT667.78	+35.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$2.81 KZT1,462.75	+56.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$1.83 KZT953.97	+38.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$21.98 KZT11,447.60	-21.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$4.12 KZT2,146.42	+8.8%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 88.4% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Oskemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$94.66 KZT49,288.27	+126.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$67.18 KZT34,978.77	+192.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$82.44 KZT42,928.50	-4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$100.76 KZT52,468.16	+39.2%
Average			+88.4%

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