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Somalia vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 26.2% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 43.9% more in Somalia
Groceries: pay 39.5% more in Somalia
Transportation: pay 49.6% more in Somalia
Housing: pay 61.4% more in Somalia
Childcare: pay 88.2% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 50.7% less in Somalia

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

Somalia vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.9% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,888	$2.88 SOS1,639	+51.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫114K	$4.62 SOS2,636	+7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,472	$0.74 SOS420	+55.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,477	$0.40 SOS226	+60.9%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 39.5% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,850	$1.12 SOS641	+24.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫131K	$2.17 SOS1,235	-56.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139K	$7.78 SOS4,432	+47.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,703	$2.51 SOS1,432	+66.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,846	$2.44 SOS1,390	+53.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,805	$1.49 SOS848	+3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,384	$0.98 SOS560	+109.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,407	$1.27 SOS725	+92.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,166	$0.62 SOS355	+24.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,638	$0.64 SOS363	+44.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,144	$0.58 SOS330	+25.7%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 49.6% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,407	$3.87 SOS2,206	+20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫200K	$25.00 SOS14,251	+230.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998M	$5,750.00 SOS3M	-84.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫148K	$7.43 SOS4,237	+32.6%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 61.4% more for housing

	Hanoi	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228K	$37.79 SOS21,542	+335.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9M	$142.93 SOS81,474	-59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫7M	$98.19 SOS55,969	-62.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1M	$73.70 SOS42,010	+31.0%
Average			+61.4%

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pay 88.2% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6M	$43.33 SOS24,701	-81.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310M	$585.00 SOS333K	-95.0%
Average			-88.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,944	$7.00 SOS3,990	+639.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,207	$1.19 SOS677	-33.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,922	$1.10 SOS627	-17.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736K	$33.33 SOS19,001	+19.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,776	$5.00 SOS2,850	+32.0%
Average			+128.0%

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pay 50.7% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1M	$15.25 SOS8,693	-63.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604K	$19.78 SOS11,274	-13.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2M	$19.89 SOS11,337	-77.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫2M	$37.28 SOS21,249	-48.5%
Average			-50.7%

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