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Sao Caetano do Sul vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Sao Caetano do Sul is 56.3% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Sao Caetano do Sul
Groceries: pay 34.6% more in Sao Caetano do Sul
Transportation: pay 3.9% more in Sao Caetano do Sul
Housing: pay 38.4% more in Sao Caetano do Sul
Childcare: pay 13.1% more in Sao Caetano do Sul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.5% more in Sao Caetano do Sul
Clothing: pay 35.6% more in Sao Caetano do Sul

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, groceries, and childcare in Sao Caetano do Sul are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Sao Caetano do Sul.

Sao Caetano do Sul vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Caetano do Sul instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Sao Caetano do Sul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,888	$7.46 R$39.17	+293.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫114K	$7.46 R$39.17	+72.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,472	$1.22 R$6.41	+157.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,477	$0.86 R$4.54	+251.4%
Average			+193.9%

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pay 34.6% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Sao Caetano do Sul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,850	$1.91 R$10.04	+111.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫131K	$5.30 R$27.86	+7.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139K	$3.98 R$20.90	-24.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,703	$2.38 R$12.51	+57.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,846	$2.09 R$10.97	+31.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,805	$1.04 R$5.48	-27.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,384	$0.82 R$4.32	+74.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,407	$0.72 R$3.79	+9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,166	$0.82 R$4.29	+63.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,638	$0.66 R$3.48	+49.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,144	$0.59 R$3.09	+27.7%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 3.9% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Sao Caetano do Sul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,407	$4.27 R$22.43	+33.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫200K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998M	$22,367.19 R$118K	-41.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫148K	$6.70 R$35.22	+19.6%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 38.4% more for housing

	Hanoi	Sao Caetano do Sul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228K	$22.84 R$120.01	+163.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9M	$335.51 R$1,762.79	-3.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫7M	$288.91 R$1,517.96	+11.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1M	$46.30 R$243.29	-17.7%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 13.1% more for childcare

	Hanoi	Sao Caetano do Sul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6M	$344.83 R$1,811.76	+49.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310M	$9,095.99 R$47,791.19	-22.8%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 74.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Sao Caetano do Sul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,944	$2.05 R$10.77	+116.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,207	$1.89 R$9.96	+5.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,922	$2.33 R$12.24	+75.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736K	$49.70 R$261.15	+77.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,776	$7.46 R$39.17	+96.8%
Average			+74.5%

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pay 35.6% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Sao Caetano do Sul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1M	$54.87 R$288.29	+31.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604K	$45.58 R$239.48	+98.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2M	$87.33 R$458.86	+0.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫2M	$80.82 R$424.66	+11.6%
Average			+35.6%

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