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Sault Ste. Marie vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Sault Ste. Marie is 99.9% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 4.4 times more in Sault Ste. Marie
Groceries: pay 63.3% more in Sault Ste. Marie
Transportation: pay 77.8% more in Sault Ste. Marie
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Sault Ste. Marie
Childcare: pay 82.3% less in Sault Ste. Marie
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Sault Ste. Marie
Clothing: pay 12.5% more in Sault Ste. Marie

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

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Sault Ste. Marie vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sault Ste. Marie instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 4.4 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Sault Ste. Marie
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.12 ₫54,822	$16.83 CA$24.01	+695.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 ₫114K	$10.03 CA$14.30	+127.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,709	$1.60 CA$2.28	+225.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,912	$1.33 CA$1.89	+334.5%
Average			+341.7%

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pay 63.3% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Sault Ste. Marie
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫28,097	$2.06 CA$2.94	+90.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$4.14 CA$5.91	-20.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$8.99 CA$12.83	+57.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,076	$2.94 CA$4.20	+100.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,632	$4.38 CA$6.25	+160.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,420	$1.40 CA$2.00	-8.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,451	$0.43 CA$0.61	-10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,806	$1.35 CA$1.93	+121.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,208	$1.54 CA$2.20	+202.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,218	$0.90 CA$1.29	+108.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,014	$0.78 CA$1.11	+54.5%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 77.8% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Sault Ste. Marie
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫89,826	$4.11 CA$5.87	+18.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.24 ₫239K	$56.11 CA$80.04	+507.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$23,831.37 CA$33,994.25	-22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$22.02 CA$31.42	+308.7%
Average			+77.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Sault Ste. Marie
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫229K	$77.03 CA$109.89	+771.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.99 ₫11M	$876.72 CA$1,250.60	+114.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$278.92 ₫7M	$938.09 CA$1,338.14	+236.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.57 ₫2M	$134.09 CA$191.27	+104.5%
Average			+173.7%

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pay 82.3% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Sault Ste. Marie
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$771.38 ₫20M	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,672.00 ₫717M	$4,909.63 CA$7,003.35	-82.3%
Average			-82.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Sault Ste. Marie
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 ₫27,900	$4.56 CA$6.50	+323.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.88 ₫48,678	$3.45 CA$4.92	+83.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 ₫36,282	$15.43 CA$22.01	+1001.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 ₫634K	$49.10 CA$70.03	+100.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$11.22 CA$16.01	+165.1%
Average			+190.8%

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pay 12.5% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Sault Ste. Marie
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.20 ₫1M	$44.42 CA$63.36	-7.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.30 ₫681K	$35.07 CA$50.02	+33.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$73.64 CA$105.05	-12.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.65 ₫2M	$116.90 CA$166.75	+48.6%
Average			+12.5%

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