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Rio das Ostras vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Rio das Ostras is 14.4% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Rio das Ostras
Groceries: pay 6.8% less in Rio das Ostras
Transportation: pay 4.2% more in Rio das Ostras
Housing: pay 3.0% less in Rio das Ostras
Childcare: pay 3.8% less in Rio das Ostras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.1% more in Rio das Ostras
Clothing: pay 8.7% less in Rio das Ostras

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

Rio das Ostras vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rio das Ostras instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Rio das Ostras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$3.91 R$21.29	+106.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$6.34 R$34.47	+46.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$1.18 R$6.42	+149.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.52 R$2.84	+112.2%
Average			+103.7%

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pay 6.8% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Rio das Ostras
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$1.57 R$8.53	+73.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$3.73 R$20.28	-24.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$3.34 R$18.17	-36.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$1.90 R$10.34	+26.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$1.45 R$7.91	-8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$0.76 R$4.14	-47.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.53 R$2.87	+12.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.42 R$2.30	-36.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.54 R$2.94	+8.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.36 R$1.95	-18.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.35 R$1.92	-23.6%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 4.2% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Rio das Ostras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$4.05 R$22.00	+26.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$21,435.23 R$116,594.78	-43.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$7.27 R$39.54	+29.7%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 3.0% less for housing

	Hanoi	Rio das Ostras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$16.64 R$90.49	+91.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$186.39 R$1,013.87	-46.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$139.79 R$760.40	-45.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$49.89 R$271.36	-11.3%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 3.8% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Rio das Ostras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$304.44 R$1,655.98	+31.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$7,176.14 R$39,033.90	-39.1%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Rio das Ostras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$0.93 R$5.07	-1.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$1.62 R$8.79	-9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$2.05 R$11.15	+54.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$22.37 R$121.66	-19.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$5.78 R$31.43	+52.5%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 8.7% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Rio das Ostras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$52.19 R$283.88	+24.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$26.10 R$141.94	+13.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$60.58 R$329.51	-30.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$41.01 R$223.05	-43.4%
Average			-8.7%

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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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