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Targu Mures vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Targu Mures is 2.5 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Targu Mures
Groceries: pay 24.4% more in Targu Mures
Transportation: pay 63.1% more in Targu Mures
Housing: pay 47.6% more in Targu Mures
Childcare: pay 6.1 times more in Targu Mures
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Targu Mures
Clothing: pay 27.2% more in Targu Mures

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and clothing in Targu Mures are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Targu Mures.

Targu Mures vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Targu Mures instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Targu Mures
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,842	$9.20 RON39.89	+385.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,640	$9.20 RON39.89	+113.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,461	$1.61 RON6.98	+240.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,471	$1.20 RON5.19	+386.4%
Average			+281.4%

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pay 24.4% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Targu Mures
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,828	$1.26 RON5.45	+38.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,387	$4.31 RON18.70	-12.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,798	$6.14 RON26.64	+16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,667	$3.04 RON13.16	+101.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,807	$3.18 RON13.80	+100.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,770	$0.45 RON1.96	-68.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,373	$0.61 RON2.64	+29.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,391	$0.68 RON2.94	+2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,154	$0.89 RON3.85	+77.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,627	$0.42 RON1.81	-5.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,133	$0.41 RON1.76	-11.7%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 63.1% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Targu Mures
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,329	$6.00 RON26.00	+87.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,368	$18.40 RON79.79	+142.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,842,105	$28,327.85 RON122,812.56	-25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,533	$8.28 RON35.90	+47.7%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 47.6% more for housing

	Hanoi	Targu Mures
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,277	$9.83 RON42.64	+13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,171,618	$439.84 RON1,906.90	+26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,801,161	$310.56 RON1,346.40	+20.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,480,135	$129.74 RON562.47	+130.7%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 6.1 times more for childcare

	Hanoi	Targu Mures
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,091,813	$1,401.10 RON6,074.32	+505.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,128,655	??
Average			+505.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Targu Mures
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,921	$2.07 RON8.98	+118.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,163	$2.35 RON10.17	+30.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,889	$6.15 RON26.68	+364.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫735,058	$46.58 RON201.96	+66.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,684	$5.75 RON24.93	+51.8%
Average			+126.4%

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pay 27.2% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Targu Mures
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,435	$71.89 RON311.67	+71.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,643	$32.21 RON139.63	+40.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,847	$73.61 RON319.15	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,905,076	$80.52 RON349.07	+11.2%
Average			+27.2%

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