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San Juan Del Sur vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

San Juan Del Sur is 51.7% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 97.3% more in San Juan Del Sur
Groceries: pay 56.4% more in San Juan Del Sur
Transportation: pay 5.5% more in San Juan Del Sur
Housing: pay 91.2% more in San Juan Del Sur
Childcare: pay 47.8% less in San Juan Del Sur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.5% more in San Juan Del Sur
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in San Juan Del Sur

The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in San Juan Del Sur are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in San Juan Del Sur.

San Juan Del Sur vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Juan Del Sur instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 97.3% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	San Juan Del Sur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$4.21 NIO154.61	+122.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$5.61 NIO206.14	+29.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$0.82 NIO30.09	+72.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$0.65 NIO23.88	+164.3%
Average			+97.3%

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pay 56.4% more for groceries

	Hanoi	San Juan Del Sur
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$1.50 NIO55.08	+65.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$3.93 NIO144.38	-20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$4.68 NIO172.10	-11.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$1.92 NIO70.59	+27.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$2.87 NIO105.48	+80.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$1.77 NIO65.04	+23.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.39 NIO14.46	-16.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$0.82 NIO30.00	+23.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$1.01 NIO37.22	+102.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$1.45 NIO53.35	+228.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$1.00 NIO36.77	+117.0%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 5.5% more for transportation

	Hanoi	San Juan Del Sur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$4.80 NIO176.45	+49.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$22,973.64 NIO844,188.92	-39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$5.94 NIO218.40	+6.0%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 91.2% more for housing

	Hanoi	San Juan Del Sur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$36.00 NIO1,322.86	+315.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$466.67 NIO17,148.13	+33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$408.33 NIO15,004.61	+58.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$32.50 NIO1,194.24	-42.2%
Average			+91.2%

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pay 47.8% less for childcare

	Hanoi	San Juan Del Sur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$124.17 NIO4,562.63	-46.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$6,000.00 NIO220,475.92	-49.1%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 58.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	San Juan Del Sur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$1.36 NIO49.97	+43.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$2.31 NIO84.76	+28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$2.66 NIO97.72	+100.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$30.29 NIO1,113.17	+8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$8.00 NIO293.97	+111.2%
Average			+58.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Hanoi	San Juan Del Sur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$77.43 NIO2,845.41	+85.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$72.50 NIO2,664.08	+216.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$132.64 NIO4,874.14	+53.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$108.16 NIO3,974.42	+49.4%
Average			+101.0%

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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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