Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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El Salvador

Santa Ana vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Santa Ana is 62.0% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 59.9% more in Santa Ana
Groceries: pay 76.7% more in Santa Ana
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Santa Ana
Housing: pay 62.0% more in Santa Ana
Childcare: pay 37.6% less in Santa Ana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.2% more in Santa Ana
Clothing: pay 63.1% more in Santa Ana

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

Santa Ana vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Ana instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 59.9% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Santa Ana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,888	$2.50 SVC21.83	+32.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫114K	$4.99 SVC43.56	+15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,472	$0.70 SVC6.11	+47.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,477	$0.60 SVC5.24	+144.0%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 76.7% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Santa Ana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,850	$1.95 SVC17.02	+115.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫131K	$3.77 SVC32.88	-24.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139K	$6.84 SVC59.71	+29.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,703	$3.01 SVC26.28	+99.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,846	$2.99 SVC26.07	+88.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,805	$1.77 SVC15.47	+23.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,384	$0.76 SVC6.61	+60.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,407	$1.17 SVC10.17	+76.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,166	$1.22 SVC10.61	+143.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,638	$0.97 SVC8.45	+119.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,144	$0.98 SVC8.52	+111.6%
Average			+76.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Santa Ana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,407	$3.67 SVC32.06	+14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫200K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998M	$23,000.00 SVC201K	-39.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫148K	$29.50 SVC257.54	+426.2%
Average			+133.8%

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pay 62.0% more for housing

	Hanoi	Santa Ana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228K	$39.00 SVC340.48	+349.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9M	$300.00 SVC2,619.05	-13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫7M	$150.00 SVC1,309.53	-42.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1M	$30.59 SVC267.04	-45.6%
Average			+62.0%

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pay 37.6% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Santa Ana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6M	$162.67 SVC1,420.11	-29.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310M	$6,420.00 SVC56,047.68	-45.5%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 76.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Santa Ana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,944	$2.00 SVC17.46	+111.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,207	$1.99 SVC17.37	+11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,922	$4.00 SVC34.92	+201.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736K	$35.00 SVC305.56	+25.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,776	$5.00 SVC43.65	+32.0%
Average			+76.2%

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pay 63.1% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Santa Ana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1M	$62.60 SVC546.51	+49.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604K	$45.83 SVC400.13	+99.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2M	$131.80 SVC1,150.64	+52.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫2M	$109.17 SVC953.04	+50.8%
Average			+63.1%

Hanoi vs. Santa Ana - Cost of clothing

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