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Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca is 2.5 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 4.6 times more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Groceries: pay 63.3% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Childcare: pay 83.2% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Clothing: pay 4.3% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca.

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 4.6 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$9.95 CRC4,970.75	+425.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	+129.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$2.06 CRC1,026.72	+334.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$1.63 CRC816.25	+564.6%
Average			+363.4%

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pay 63.3% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$2.64 CRC1,317.14	+191.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$4.46 CRC2,226.15	-10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$7.25 CRC3,621.62	+37.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$2.88 CRC1,436.26	+90.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$3.76 CRC1,877.12	+136.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$1.08 CRC538.54	-24.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.49 CRC246.83	+5.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$0.72 CRC359.03	+8.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.81 CRC403.91	+61.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.94 CRC471.22	+113.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.85 CRC426.35	+85.2%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$5.39 CRC2,690.94	+68.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	$39.62 CRC19,787.98	+423.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$37,640.45 CRC18,798,579.99	-0.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$14.71 CRC7,346.29	+162.4%
Average			+163.2%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$58.88 CRC29,403.70	+578.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$693.38 CRC346,289.63	+168.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$68.88 CRC34,400.73	+22.5%
Average			+256.5%

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pay 83.2% more for childcare

	Hanoi	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$600.27 CRC299,787.88	+159.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$12,608.37 CRC6,296,935.16	+7.0%
Average			+83.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	+182.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	+49.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$3.00 CRC1,497.17	+126.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	+77.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	+161.5%
Average			+119.3%

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pay 4.3% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$59.43 CRC29,681.97	+42.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$23.77 CRC11,872.79	+3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$89.15 CRC44,522.95	+3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	-31.6%
Average			+4.3%

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