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Hanoi vs. Karlovy Vary Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 15.7% cheaper than Karlovy Vary.

Restaurants: pay 70.8% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 20.7% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 37.8% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 54.2% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.9% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 35.4% less in Hanoi

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Hanoi. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Karlovy Vary Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Karlovy Vary, you would:

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pay 70.8% less for restaurants

	Karlovy Vary	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.16 CZK169.55	$1.89 ₫49,842	-76.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 CZK164.56	$4.32 ₫113,640	-45.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 CZK42.06	$0.47 ₫12,461	-76.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CZK32.41	$0.25 ₫6,471	-84.2%
Average			-70.8%

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pay 20.7% less for groceries

	Karlovy Vary	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CZK29.65	$0.91 ₫23,828	-36.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 CZK127.42	$4.95 ₫130,387	-19.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.26 CZK88.58	$5.27 ₫138,798	+23.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 CZK59.10	$1.51 ₫39,667	-47.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.27 CZK67.86	$1.59 ₫41,807	-51.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 CZK16.40	$1.44 ₫37,770	+81.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 CZK17.13	$0.47 ₫12,373	-43.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.84	$0.66 ₫17,391	-37.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 CZK32.93	$0.50 ₫13,154	-68.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.63	$0.44 ₫11,627	-21.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 CZK10.54	$0.46 ₫12,133	-9.1%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 37.8% less for transportation

	Karlovy Vary	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.52 CZK135.39	$3.20 ₫84,329	-50.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK548.55	$7.58 ₫199,368	-71.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,797.76 CZK598,414.57	$37,880.00 ₫996,842,105	+31.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.30 CZK297.21	$5.61 ₫147,533	-60.8%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 54.2% less for housing

	Karlovy Vary	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.62 CZK407.72	$8.67 ₫228,277	-55.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$746.34 CZK15,508.91	$348.52 ₫9,171,618	-53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$404.13 CZK8,397.75	$258.44 ₫6,801,161	-36.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$199.42 CZK4,143.92	$56.25 ₫1,480,135	-71.8%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Karlovy Vary	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$191.99 CZK3,989.43	$231.49 ₫6,091,813	+20.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,879.78 CZK59,841.46	$11,784.89 ₫310,128,655	+309.2%
Average			+164.9%

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pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Karlovy Vary	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.16 CZK44.88	$0.95 ₫24,921	-56.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 CZK61.84	$1.79 ₫47,163	-39.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.68 CZK159.58	$1.33 ₫34,889	-82.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00 CZK1,246.70	$27.93 ₫735,058	-53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.20 CZK149.60	$3.79 ₫99,684	-47.4%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 35.4% less for clothing

	Karlovy Vary	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.55 CZK1,840.12	$41.82 ₫1,100,435	-52.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.40 CZK797.89	$22.94 ₫603,643	-40.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.59 CZK2,111.07	$86.52 ₫2,276,847	-14.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.06 CZK2,266.25	$72.39 ₫1,905,076	-33.6%
Average			-35.4%

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