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Strumica vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Strumica is 41.6% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Strumica
Groceries: pay 6.1% more in Strumica
Transportation: pay 22.7% more in Strumica
Housing: pay 39.5% more in Strumica
Childcare: pay 46.9% less in Strumica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.7% more in Strumica
Clothing: pay 54.0% more in Strumica

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

Strumica vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Strumica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$3.81 MKD199.79	+101.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$3.81 MKD199.79	-11.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$1.43 MKD74.92	+202.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$1.24 MKD64.93	+403.9%
Average			+173.9%

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pay 6.1% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Strumica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$0.70 MKD36.75	-22.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$5.18 MKD271.37	+4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$5.27 MKD276.17	-0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$2.01 MKD105.46	+33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$2.90 MKD151.80	+82.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$0.30 MKD15.86	-78.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.65 MKD33.98	+37.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$0.56 MKD29.45	-14.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.73 MKD38.41	+46.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.42 MKD21.90	-5.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.39 MKD20.39	-15.6%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 22.7% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Strumica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$5.59 MKD292.78	+74.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$32,152.03 MKD1,684,727.53	-15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$6.10 MKD319.67	+8.8%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 39.5% more for housing

	Hanoi	Strumica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$15.21 MKD797.24	+75.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$321.52 MKD16,847.28	-7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$242.94 MKD12,729.96	-6.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$110.31 MKD5,780.25	+96.1%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 46.9% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Strumica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$221.56 MKD11,609.51	-4.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$1,220.13 MKD63,933.37	-89.6%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Strumica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$1.91 MKD99.90	+101.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$1.62 MKD84.91	-9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$2.86 MKD149.84	+115.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$20.97 MKD1,098.85	-24.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$4.77 MKD249.74	+25.8%
Average			+41.7%

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pay 54.0% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Strumica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$77.66 MKD4,069.40	+85.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$48.43 MKD2,537.89	+111.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$75.76 MKD3,969.51	-12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$95.32 MKD4,994.79	+31.7%
Average			+54.0%

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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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