Cost of living comparison

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Toamasina vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Toamasina is 36.9% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 73.2% more in Toamasina
Groceries: pay 10.7% less in Toamasina
Transportation: pay 29.9% more in Toamasina
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Toamasina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% more in Toamasina
Clothing: pay 58.1% less in Toamasina

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

Toamasina vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.2% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Toamasina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,659	$2.69 MGA11,157	+42.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113K	$4.49 MGA18,595	+4.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,415	$0.71 MGA2,944	+50.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,448	$0.73 MGA3,022	+196.7%
Average			+73.2%

Hanoi vs. Toamasina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.7% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Toamasina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,741	$0.67 MGA2,789	-25.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130K	$5.35 MGA22,159	+8.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138K	$3.63 MGA15,037	-31.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,521	$1.89 MGA7,810	+25.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,654	$3.05 MGA12,652	+92.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,631	$0.66 MGA2,741	-53.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,327	$0.38 MGA1,581	-18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,327	$0.61 MGA2,530	-7.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,106	$0.36 MGA1,476	-28.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,584	$0.23 MGA949	-48.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,088	$0.33 MGA1,350	-29.3%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 29.9% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Toamasina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,020	$4.16 MGA17,246	+29.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫993M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147K	??
Average			+29.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Toamasina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫227K	$67.34 MGA279K	+676.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9M	$134.68 MGA558K	-61.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫7M	$56.12 MGA232K	-78.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1M	??
Average			+178.9%

Hanoi vs. Toamasina - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Hanoi	Toamasina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6M	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫309M	??

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pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Toamasina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,830	$0.79 MGA3,254	-17.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫46,990	$1.20 MGA4,959	-33.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,761	$1.77 MGA7,345	+33.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫732K	$22.45 MGA92,975	-19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,319	$6.73 MGA27,893	+77.8%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 58.1% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Toamasina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1M	$8.98 MGA37,190	-78.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫601K	$6.73 MGA27,893	-70.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2M	$56.12 MGA232K	-35.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫2M	$37.60 MGA156K	-48.1%
Average			-58.1%

Hanoi vs. Toamasina - Cost of clothing

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