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Piatra Neamt vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Piatra Neamt is 2.4 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Piatra Neamt
Groceries: pay 17.7% more in Piatra Neamt
Transportation: pay 35.3% more in Piatra Neamt
Housing: pay 0.4% more in Piatra Neamt
Childcare: pay 6.1 times more in Piatra Neamt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Piatra Neamt
Clothing: pay 27.2% more in Piatra Neamt

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Piatra Neamt are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Piatra Neamt.

Piatra Neamt vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Piatra Neamt instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Piatra Neamt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$9.20 RON39.90	+385.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$8.05 RON34.91	+86.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$1.61 RON6.98	+240.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$1.20 RON5.19	+386.4%
Average			+274.7%

Hanoi vs. Piatra Neamt - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.7% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Piatra Neamt
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$1.15 RON4.99	+27.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$1.27 RON5.49	-74.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$6.14 RON26.64	+16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$3.04 RON13.17	+101.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$3.18 RON13.80	+100.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$0.45 RON1.96	-68.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.61 RON2.64	+29.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$0.68 RON2.94	+2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.89 RON3.85	+77.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.42 RON1.81	-5.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.41 RON1.76	-11.7%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 35.3% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Piatra Neamt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$5.87 RON25.47	+83.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$28,327.85 RON122,826.72	-25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$8.28 RON35.91	+47.7%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 0.4% more for housing

	Hanoi	Piatra Neamt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$5.75 RON24.94	-33.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$345.07 RON1,496.17	-1.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$207.04 RON897.70	-19.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$87.96 RON381.38	+56.4%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 6.1 times more for childcare

	Hanoi	Piatra Neamt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$1,401.10 RON6,075.02	+505.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	??
Average			+505.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Piatra Neamt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$2.07 RON8.98	+118.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$2.35 RON10.17	+30.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$6.15 RON26.68	+364.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$34.51 RON149.62	+23.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$5.75 RON24.94	+51.8%
Average			+117.8%

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pay 27.2% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Piatra Neamt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$71.89 RON311.70	+71.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$32.21 RON139.64	+40.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$73.61 RON319.18	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$80.52 RON349.11	+11.2%
Average			+27.2%

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