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Seef vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Seef is 2.1 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Seef
Groceries: pay 38.9% more in Seef
Transportation: pay 37.3% less in Seef
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Seef
Childcare: pay 32.5% less in Seef
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5 times more in Seef
Clothing: pay 53.3% more in Seef

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

Seef vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seef instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Seef
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$8.22 BHD3.090	+334.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$8.22 BHD3.090	+90.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$1.53 BHD0.570	+222.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.80 BHD0.300	+223.6%
Average			+217.6%

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pay 38.9% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Seef
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$1.33 BHD0.500	+46.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$5.30 BHD2.000	+7.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$5.52 BHD2.080	+4.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$1.51 BHD0.570	+0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$2.95 BHD1.110	+85.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$1.44 BHD0.540	+0.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.93 BHD0.350	+98.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$1.14 BHD0.430	+72.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.84 BHD0.320	+68.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.48 BHD0.180	+4.4%
Average			+38.9%

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pay 37.3% less for transportation

	Hanoi	Seef
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$2.01 BHD0.760	-37.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	??
Average			-37.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Seef
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$46.41 BHD17.460	+435.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$961.44 BHD361.740	+175.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$680.74 BHD256.130	+163.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$75.04 BHD28.230	+33.4%
Average			+202.0%

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pay 32.5% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Seef
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$7,956.74 BHD2,993.720	-32.5%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Seef
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$10.61 BHD3.990	+1020.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$5.17 BHD1.950	+188.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$3.85 BHD1.450	+190.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$72.94 BHD27.440	+161.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$10.61 BHD3.990	+180.1%
Average			+348.0%

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pay 53.3% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Seef
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$68.96 BHD25.950	+64.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$53.04 BHD19.960	+131.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$92.83 BHD34.930	+7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$79.57 BHD29.940	+9.9%
Average			+53.3%

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