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Port Of Spain vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Port Of Spain is 2.6 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Port Of Spain
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Port Of Spain
Transportation: pay 4.3 times more in Port Of Spain
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Port Of Spain
Childcare: pay 1.9% more in Port Of Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Port Of Spain
Clothing: pay 65.9% more in Port Of Spain

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Port Of Spain are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Port Of Spain.

Port Of Spain vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,928	$10.31 TTD69.78	+444.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,835	$8.10 TTD54.82	+87.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,482	$1.08 TTD7.29	+127.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,482	$0.81 TTD5.45	+227.4%
Average			+221.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Hanoi	Port Of Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,869	$2.77 TTD18.75	+205.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,610	$4.08 TTD27.58	-17.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,035	$10.51 TTD71.11	+99.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,735	$5.17 TTD35.03	+243.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,879	$4.62 TTD31.26	+190.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,835	$2.80 TTD18.93	+94.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,394	$1.16 TTD7.88	+147.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,421	$2.05 TTD13.88	+210.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,176	$1.88 TTD12.74	+276.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,647	$0.71 TTD4.83	+61.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,154	$0.82 TTD5.56	+78.2%
Average			+144.6%

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pay 4.3 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,474	$4.24 TTD28.68	+32.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,710	$97.20 TTD657.88	+1183.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,550,169	$35,345.77 TTD239,228.93	-6.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,785	$11.05 TTD74.76	+97.0%
Average			+326.4%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Port Of Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,668	$61.53 TTD416.44	+609.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,187,333	$794.05 TTD5,374.34	+127.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,812,815	$478.64 TTD3,239.56	+85.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,671	$61.00 TTD412.88	+8.5%
Average			+207.7%

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pay 1.9% more for childcare

	Hanoi	Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,102,251	$331.09 TTD2,240.92	+43.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,660,053	$7,182.06 TTD48,609.99	-39.1%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,964	$1.84 TTD12.46	+94.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,244	$3.73 TTD25.25	+108.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,949	$6.04 TTD40.87	+355.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,317	$54.41 TTD368.26	+94.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,855	$10.68 TTD72.27	+181.9%
Average			+166.9%

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pay 65.9% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Port Of Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,320	$59.03 TTD399.55	+41.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,678	$38.29 TTD259.16	+66.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,280,748	$166.91 TTD1,129.69	+92.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,340	$117.82 TTD797.43	+62.7%
Average			+65.9%

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