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Saint Petersburg vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 84.7% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 21.9% more in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 62.9% more in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 17.9% more in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.3% more in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 86.9% more in Saint Petersburg

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

Saint Petersburg vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Petersburg instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$9.53 RUB759.29	+403.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$5.96 RUB474.55	+37.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$0.99 RUB79.09	+109.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$0.48 RUB38.07	+94.3%
Average			+161.3%

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pay 21.9% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$0.84 RUB67.06	-7.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$5.68 RUB452.87	+14.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$4.33 RUB344.91	-17.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$1.66 RUB131.89	+9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$2.29 RUB182.23	+44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$0.79 RUB62.96	-44.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.77 RUB61.39	+63.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$0.81 RUB64.61	+22.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$1.49 RUB119.08	+199.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.42 RUB33.52	-4.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.28 RUB22.62	-38.4%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$2.76 RUB219.93	-13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	$50.21 RUB4,000.49	+562.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$35,737.37 RUB2,847,323.71	-5.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$9.17 RUB730.81	+63.6%
Average			+151.7%

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pay 62.9% more for housing

	Hanoi	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$7.63 RUB607.70	-12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$783.62 RUB62,433.50	+124.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$441.53 RUB35,178.23	+70.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$94.44 RUB7,524.16	+67.9%
Average			+62.9%

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pay 17.9% more for childcare

	Hanoi	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$373.01 RUB29,718.94	+61.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$8,803.31 RUB701,390.74	-25.3%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 90.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$2.98 RUB237.28	+214.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$2.43 RUB193.67	+35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$2.78 RUB221.14	+109.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$39.87 RUB3,176.30	+42.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$5.65 RUB450.35	+49.2%
Average			+90.3%

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pay 86.9% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$93.20 RUB7,425.95	+122.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$48.79 RUB3,887.03	+112.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$115.24 RUB9,181.83	+33.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$129.44 RUB10,312.95	+78.8%
Average			+86.9%

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