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Hanoi vs. Jinan Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 3.1% more expensive than Jinan.

Restaurants: pay 10.8% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 25.6% more in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 24.1% more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 25.4% more in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 11.3% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.2% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 7.0% more in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Jinan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.8% less for restaurants

	Jinan	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.80 CN¥19.49	$1.89 ₫49,045	-32.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.11	$4.32 ₫112K	-12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 CN¥3.02	$0.47 ₫12,261	+8.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 CN¥1.85	$0.25 ₫6,368	-7.7%
Average			-10.8%

Jinan vs. Hanoi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.6% more for groceries

	Jinan	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 CN¥10.21	$0.91 ₫23,447	-38.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37 CN¥37.36	$4.95 ₫128K	-7.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 CN¥42.80	$5.27 ₫137K	-14.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.21 CN¥8.39	$1.51 ₫39,032	+24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.36 CN¥9.43	$1.59 ₫41,139	+17.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.17	$1.44 ₫37,166	+139.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42 CN¥2.95	$0.47 ₫12,175	+10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 CN¥4.64	$0.66 ₫17,113	-1.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.87	$0.50 ₫12,943	+20.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 CN¥1.66	$0.44 ₫11,441	+85.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.21	$0.46 ₫11,939	+45.0%
Average			+25.6%

Jinan vs. Hanoi - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.1% more for transportation

	Jinan	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 CN¥30.55	$3.20 ₫82,981	-27.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.41 CN¥58.48	$7.58 ₫196K	-9.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,333.22 CN¥134K	$37,880.00 ₫981M	+95.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.08 CN¥28.36	$5.61 ₫145K	+37.4%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 25.4% more for housing

	Jinan	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.01 CN¥48.73	$8.67 ₫225K	+23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.39 CN¥1,949.23	$348.52 ₫9M	+24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$151.41 CN¥1,052.59	$258.44 ₫7M	+70.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.83 CN¥471.53	$56.25 ₫1M	-17.1%
Average			+25.4%

Jinan vs. Hanoi - Cost of housing

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pay 11.3% less for childcare

	Jinan	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$210.30 CN¥1,461.93	$231.49 ₫6M	+10.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,524.67 CN¥122K	$11,784.89 ₫305M	-32.8%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Jinan	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.84 CN¥5.85	$0.95 ₫24,523	+12.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.39 CN¥23.55	$1.79 ₫46,409	-47.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.15 CN¥21.93	$1.33 ₫34,332	-58.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.80 CN¥665.99	$27.93 ₫723K	-70.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.26 CN¥36.55	$3.79 ₫98,090	-27.9%
Average			-38.2%

Jinan vs. Hanoi - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.0% more for clothing

	Jinan	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.05 CN¥215.88	$41.82 ₫1M	+34.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.11 CN¥264.90	$22.94 ₫594K	-39.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.59 CN¥462.94	$86.52 ₫2M	+29.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.10 CN¥487.31	$72.39 ₫2M	+3.3%
Average			+7.0%

Jinan vs. Hanoi - Cost of clothing

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