Cost of living comparison

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Sfax vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Sfax is 3.1% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 34.9% more in Sfax
Groceries: pay 0.6% more in Sfax
Transportation: pay 2.8% less in Sfax
Housing: pay 14.1% less in Sfax
Childcare: pay 65.5% less in Sfax
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.0% more in Sfax
Clothing: pay 28.5% more in Sfax

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

Sfax vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.9% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Sfax
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,842	$3.44 TND10.070	+81.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,640	$5.16 TND15.100	+19.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,461	$0.65 TND1.900	+36.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,471	$0.25 TND0.730	+1.8%
Average			+34.9%

Hanoi vs. Sfax - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.6% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Sfax
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,828	$0.21 TND0.600	-77.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,387	$5.73 TND16.780	+15.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,798	$1.98 TND5.810	-62.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,667	$1.63 TND4.780	+8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,807	$2.63 TND7.690	+65.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,770	$1.01 TND2.960	-29.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,373	$1.38 TND4.050	+194.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,391	$0.47 TND1.390	-28.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,154	$0.33 TND0.960	-34.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,627	$0.36 TND1.040	-19.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,133	$0.34 TND1.000	-26.2%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 2.8% less for transportation

	Hanoi	Sfax
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,329	$3.29 TND9.620	+2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,368	$10.32 TND30.200	+36.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,842,105	$36,111.71 TND105,709.380	-4.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,533	$3.07 TND8.990	-45.2%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 14.1% less for housing

	Hanoi	Sfax
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,277	$15.05 TND44.050	+73.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,171,618	$192.60 TND563.780	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,801,161	$134.13 TND392.630	-48.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,480,135	$35.42 TND103.680	-37.0%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 65.5% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Sfax
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,091,813	$110.05 TND322.160	-52.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,128,655	$2,522.09 TND7,382.880	-78.6%
Average			-65.5%

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pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Sfax
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,921	$1.55 TND4.530	+63.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,163	$0.75 TND2.200	-58.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,889	$3.61 TND10.570	+172.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫735,058	$27.86 TND81.550	-0.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,684	$4.64 TND13.590	+22.6%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 28.5% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Sfax
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,435	$45.40 TND132.890	+8.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,643	$44.71 TND130.880	+94.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,847	$103.18 TND302.030	+19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,905,076	$66.03 TND193.300	-8.8%
Average			+28.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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