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Sincelejo vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Sincelejo is 48.5% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Sincelejo
Groceries: pay 14.5% less in Sincelejo
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Sincelejo
Housing: pay 20.7% more in Sincelejo
Childcare: pay 55.9% less in Sincelejo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% more in Sincelejo
Clothing: pay 32.1% more in Sincelejo

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

Sincelejo vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Sincelejo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$5.12 COP19,451.67	+170.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$7.94 COP30,150.09	+83.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$0.83 COP3,160.90	+75.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.63 COP2,377.43	+154.5%
Average			+121.1%

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pay 14.5% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Sincelejo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$0.77 COP2,917.75	-15.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$1.66 COP6,321.79	-66.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$3.90 COP14,804.58	-26.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$2.03 COP7,725.82	+34.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$1.63 COP6,176.20	+2.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$0.70 COP2,646.94	-51.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.63 COP2,401.93	+34.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.58 COP2,205.79	-12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.35 COP1,323.47	-30.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.42 COP1,588.17	-5.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.35 COP1,323.47	-24.4%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Sincelejo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$3.60 COP13,661.38	+12.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	$61.44 COP233,420.06	+711.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$15,999.95 COP60,786,474.83	-57.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$18.43 COP70,026.02	+228.8%
Average			+223.6%

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pay 20.7% more for housing

	Hanoi	Sincelejo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$22.74 COP86,397.84	+162.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$179.20 COP680,808.52	-48.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$96.00 COP364,718.85	-62.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$74.39 COP282,621.35	+32.3%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 55.9% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Sincelejo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$166.40 COP632,179.34	-28.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$1,919.99 COP7,294,376.98	-83.7%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Sincelejo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$1.31 COP4,960.18	+37.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$1.79 COP6,808.09
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$1.84 COP7,002.60	+39.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$15.10 COP57,382.43	-45.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$4.48 COP17,020.21	+18.3%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 32.1% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Sincelejo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$65.28 COP248,008.82	+56.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$42.24 COP160,476.29	+84.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$83.20 COP316,089.67	-3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$66.56 COP252,871.74	-8.1%
Average			+32.1%

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