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Saint John's vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 2.7 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 4.5 times more in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 3.9 times more in Saint John's
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Saint John's
Childcare: pay 84.3% less in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 100.0% more in Saint John's
Clothing: pay 2.6% more in Saint John's

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Saint John's are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Saint John's.

Saint John's vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 4.5 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,928	$13.88 EC$37.50	+632.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,835	$11.10 EC$30.00	+157.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,482	$2.07 EC$5.60	+337.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,482	$0.96 EC$2.58	+288.7%
Average			+354.0%

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Hanoi	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,869	$2.78 EC$7.50	+206.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,610	$4.07 EC$11.00	-17.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,035	$8.40 EC$22.71	+59.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,735	$5.37 EC$14.50	+255.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,879	$3.69 EC$9.98	+132.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,835	$2.96 EC$8.00	+106.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,394	$1.11 EC$3.00	+136.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,421	$3.70 EC$10.00	+459.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,176	$3.70 EC$10.00	+640.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,647	$1.30 EC$3.50	+193.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,154	$1.30 EC$3.50	+180.9%
Average			+213.9%

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,474	$6.29 EC$17.00	+96.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,710	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,550,169	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	-37.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,785	$51.53 EC$139.27	+819.2%
Average			+292.7%

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,668	$77.58 EC$209.67	+794.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,187,333	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+200.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,812,815	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+162.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,671	$99.04 EC$267.65	+76.1%
Average			+308.4%

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pay 84.3% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,102,251	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,660,053	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-84.3%
Average			-84.3%

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pay 100.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,964	$1.85 EC$5.00	+95.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,244	$3.95 EC$10.67	+120.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,949	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,317	$61.67 EC$166.67	+120.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,855	$6.20 EC$16.75	+63.6%
Average			+100.0%

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pay 2.6% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,320	$50.00 EC$135.13	+19.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,678	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,280,748	$74.00 EC$200.00	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,340	??
Average			+2.6%

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