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Viana do Castelo vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Viana do Castelo is 2.4 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 4.1 times more in Viana do Castelo
Groceries: pay 41.5% more in Viana do Castelo
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Viana do Castelo
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Viana do Castelo
Childcare: pay 48.4% more in Viana do Castelo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Viana do Castelo
Clothing: pay 34.6% more in Viana do Castelo

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries in Viana do Castelo are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Viana do Castelo.

Viana do Castelo vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Viana do Castelo instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Viana do Castelo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$9.34 €8.02	+393.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$9.34 €8.02	+116.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$1.90 €1.63	+300.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$1.31 €1.13	+434.3%
Average			+311.2%

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pay 41.5% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Viana do Castelo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$1.02 €0.88	+12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$5.20 €4.46	+4.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$3.87 €3.32	-26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$2.90 €2.49	+92.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$3.71 €3.18	+133.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$0.94 €0.80	-34.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.64 €0.55	+35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.77 €0.66	+17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$1.05 €0.90	+109.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.61 €0.53	+38.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.80 €0.69	+74.3%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Viana do Castelo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$7.39 €6.35	+130.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	$58.40 €50.15	+670.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$33,871.70 €29,089.39	-10.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$14.79 €12.70	+163.8%
Average			+238.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Viana do Castelo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$36.11 €31.01	+316.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$738.75 €634.45	+112.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$607.35 €521.60	+135.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$66.64 €57.23	+18.5%
Average			+145.4%

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pay 48.4% more for childcare

	Hanoi	Viana do Castelo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$467.20 €401.23	+101.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$11,212.70 €9,629.59	-4.9%
Average			+48.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Viana do Castelo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$1.61 €1.38	+69.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$1.58 €1.35	-12.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$6.10 €5.24	+359.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$57.23 €49.15	+104.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$8.47 €7.27	+123.5%
Average			+129.2%

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pay 34.6% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Viana do Castelo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$74.46 €63.95	+78.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$34.75 €29.84	+51.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$75.92 €65.20	-12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$87.60 €75.23	+21.0%
Average			+34.6%

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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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