Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Bolivia

Santa Cruz vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Santa Cruz is 6.8% cheaper than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 18.6% more in Santa Cruz
Groceries: pay 32.8% less in Santa Cruz
Transportation: pay 42.0% more in Santa Cruz
Housing: pay 4.4% more in Santa Cruz
Childcare: pay 86.3% less in Santa Cruz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.3% more in Santa Cruz
Clothing: pay 8.1% less in Santa Cruz

The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing in Santa Cruz are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Santa Cruz.

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Santa Cruz vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.6% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Santa Cruz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.12 ₫55,009	$2.13 BOB23.52	+0.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 ₫115K	$5.45 BOB60.00	+23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,752	$0.51 BOB5.67	+4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,939	$0.44 BOB4.89	+45.2%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 32.8% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Santa Cruz
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫28,192	$1.03 BOB11.33	-5.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$1.70 BOB18.76	-67.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$3.03 BOB33.36	-46.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,206	$1.15 BOB12.67	-21.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,780	$1.28 BOB14.14	-23.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,554	$0.87 BOB9.64	-42.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,493	$0.32 BOB3.52	-33.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,860	$0.38 BOB4.20	-37.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,253	$0.36 BOB3.99	-28.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,257	$0.35 BOB3.86	-19.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,058	$0.33 BOB3.63	-34.5%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 42.0% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Santa Cruz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫90,133	$2.39 BOB26.33	-31.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.24 ₫240K	$24.51 BOB270.00	+165.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫798M	$14,976.58 BOB165K	-51.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$9.96 BOB109.71	+84.8%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 4.4% more for housing

	Hanoi	Santa Cruz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫230K	$19.06 BOB210.00	+115.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.99 ₫11M	$273.50 BOB3,013.17	-33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$278.92 ₫7M	$252.54 BOB2,782.28	-9.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.57 ₫2M	$29.09 BOB320.54	-55.6%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 86.3% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Santa Cruz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$771.38 ₫20M	$121.02 BOB1,333.33	-84.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,672.00 ₫719M	$3,222.23 BOB35,500.00	-88.4%
Average			-86.3%

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pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Santa Cruz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 ₫27,995	$0.95 BOB10.50	-11.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.88 ₫48,844	$1.85 BOB20.34	-1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 ₫36,406	$2.09 BOB23.00	+49.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 ₫636K	$21.01 BOB231.43	-14.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$6.35 BOB70.00	+50.1%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 8.1% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Santa Cruz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.20 ₫1M	$28.75 BOB316.72	-40.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.30 ₫683K	$37.82 BOB416.67	+43.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$71.10 BOB783.33	-15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.65 ₫2M	$62.64 BOB690.11	-20.4%
Average			-8.1%

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