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Pavlodar vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Pavlodar is 7.0% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants
pay 2.1 times more in Pavlodar
Groceries
pay 20.7% less in Pavlodar
Transportation
pay 6.4% more in Pavlodar
Housing
pay 17.0% more in Pavlodar
Childcare
pay 60.5% less in Pavlodar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.6% more in Pavlodar
Clothing
pay 6.8% less in Pavlodar

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

Pavlodar vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
Hanoi
Pavlodar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.89
₫49,842
$5.54
KZT2,864.87
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.32
₫113,640
$7.38
KZT3,819.83
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.47
₫12,461
$0.96
KZT498.97

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pay 20.7% less for groceries

 
Hanoi
Pavlodar
Bread
1 loaf
$0.91
₫23,828
$0.29
KZT149.61
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.95
₫130,387
$2.21
KZT1,145.95
Milk (1 gallon) $5.27
₫138,798
$3.00
KZT1,554.41

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pay 6.4% more for transportation

 
Hanoi
Pavlodar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.20
₫84,329
$1.71
KZT884.21
Monthly public transit pass $7.58
₫199,368
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,880.00
₫996,842,105
??

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pay 17.0% more for housing

 
Hanoi
Pavlodar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.67
₫228,277
$22.14
KZT11,459.50
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $348.52
₫9,171,618
$230.65
KZT119,369.76
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $258.44
₫6,801,161
$184.52
KZT95,495.81

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pay 60.5% less for childcare

 
Hanoi
Pavlodar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $231.49
₫6,091,813
$110.71
KZT57,297.49
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,784.89
₫310,128,655
$3,690.41
KZT1,909,916.17

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pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Hanoi
Pavlodar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.95
₫24,921
$0.92
KZT477.48
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.79
₫47,163
$1.42
KZT735.32
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.33
₫34,889
$2.03
KZT1,050.45

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pay 6.8% less for clothing

 
Hanoi
Pavlodar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$41.82
₫1,100,435
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.94
₫603,643
$21.22
KZT10,982.02
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.52
₫2,276,847
$62.74
KZT32,468.57

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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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