Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Brazil

Rio De Janeiro vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 64.2% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 22.9% more in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 67.6% more in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 39.6% less in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.6% more in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 5.4% more in Rio De Janeiro

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Rio De Janeiro are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Rio De Janeiro.

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Rio De Janeiro vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rio De Janeiro instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.12 ₫54,822	$9.95 R$49.65	+370.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 ₫114K	$8.46 R$42.20	+92.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,709	$1.59 R$7.94	+224.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,912	$1.04 R$5.18	+239.8%
Average			+220.6%

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pay 22.9% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫28,097	$2.08 R$10.38	+91.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$5.43 R$27.06	+4.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$4.35 R$21.72	-23.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,076	$2.32 R$11.55	+57.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,632	$2.00 R$10.00	+19.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,420	$1.29 R$6.43	-15.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,451	$0.81 R$4.03	+68.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,806	$0.73 R$3.65	+19.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,208	$0.83 R$4.14	+62.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,218	$0.56 R$2.79	+29.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,014	$0.48 R$2.37	-5.5%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 67.6% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫89,826	$4.98 R$24.82	+43.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.24 ₫239K	$50.77 R$253.19	+449.6%
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	$8.21 R$40.95	+52.4%
Average			+67.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫229K	$22.76 R$113.52	+157.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.99 ₫11M	$909.17 R$4,534.25	+122.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$278.92 ₫7M	$533.31 R$2,659.74	+91.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.57 ₫2M	$102.28 R$510.08	+56.0%
Average			+100.1%

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pay 39.6% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$771.38 ₫20M	$594.40 R$2,964.42	-22.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,672.00 ₫717M	$13,090.04 R$65,283.33	-52.7%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 63.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 ₫27,900	$2.39 R$11.91	+121.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.88 ₫48,678	$2.33 R$11.60	+23.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 ₫36,282	$2.96 R$14.77	+111.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 ₫634K	$30.84 R$153.82	+26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$7.96 R$39.72	+88.1%
Average			+63.6%

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pay 5.4% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.20 ₫1M	$41.81 R$208.51	-13.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.30 ₫681K	$49.05 R$244.62	+86.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$74.57 R$371.89	-11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.65 ₫2M	$67.45 R$336.41	-14.2%
Average			+5.4%

Hanoi vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of clothing

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