Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Brazil

Praia Grande vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Praia Grande is 9.3% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Praia Grande
Groceries: pay 2.0% less in Praia Grande
Transportation: pay 59.7% more in Praia Grande
Housing: pay 4.4% less in Praia Grande
Childcare: pay 78.4% less in Praia Grande
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.6% more in Praia Grande
Clothing: pay 8.2% more in Praia Grande

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

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Praia Grande vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Praia Grande instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Praia Grande
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.12 ₫54,822	$5.38 R$26.81	+153.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 ₫114K	$7.74 R$38.62	+75.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,709	$1.29 R$6.45	+163.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,912	$0.57 R$2.85	+87.3%
Average			+117.4%

Hanoi vs. Praia Grande - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Praia Grande
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫28,097	$1.55 R$7.73	+42.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$5.38 R$26.83	+3.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$3.82 R$19.05	-33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,076	$1.79 R$8.94	+21.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,632	$1.31 R$6.53	-22.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,420	$0.75 R$3.72	-51.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,451	$0.54 R$2.70	+12.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,806	$0.56 R$2.77	-9.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,208	$0.59 R$2.93	+15.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,218	$0.58 R$2.91	+34.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,014	$0.55 R$2.76	+10.0%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 59.7% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Praia Grande
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫89,826	$4.74 R$23.65	+36.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.24 ₫239K	$47.78 R$238.30	+417.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$23,669.59 R$118K	-22.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$7.01 R$34.96	+30.1%
Average			+59.7%

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pay 4.4% less for housing

	Hanoi	Praia Grande
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫229K	$19.81 R$98.79	+124.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.99 ₫11M	$424.72 R$2,118.19	+4.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$278.92 ₫7M	$238.91 R$1,191.48	-14.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.57 ₫2M	$50.25 R$250.62	-23.4%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 78.4% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Praia Grande
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$771.38 ₫20M	$119.45 R$595.74	-84.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,672.00 ₫717M	$8,361.70 R$41,701.90	-69.8%
Average			-78.4%

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pay 49.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Praia Grande
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 ₫27,900	$1.89 R$9.43	+75.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.88 ₫48,678	$1.99 R$9.93	+5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 ₫36,282	$2.19 R$10.92	+56.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 ₫634K	$33.18 R$165.48	+35.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$7.96 R$39.72	+88.1%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 8.2% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Praia Grande
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.20 ₫1M	$64.75 R$322.91	+34.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.30 ₫681K	$37.63 R$187.66	+43.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$59.73 R$297.87	-28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.65 ₫2M	$78.61 R$392.06	-0.1%
Average			+8.2%

Hanoi vs. Praia Grande - Cost of clothing

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