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Hanoi vs. Kingstown Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 27.6% cheaper than Kingstown.

Restaurants: pay 75.6% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 59.6% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 59.1% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 25.1% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 92.5% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.8% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 25.8% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Kingstown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.6% less for restaurants

	Kingstown	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$1.89 ₫49,045	-74.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$4.32 ₫112K	-61.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$0.47 ₫12,261	-78.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 EC$5.67	$0.25 ₫6,368	-88.3%
Average			-75.6%

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pay 59.6% less for groceries

	Kingstown	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 EC$5.50	$0.91 ₫23,447	-55.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.79 EC$15.65	$4.95 ₫128K	-14.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.14 EC$32.81	$5.27 ₫137K	-56.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.60 EC$12.44	$1.51 ₫39,032	-67.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 EC$5.91	$1.59 ₫41,139	-27.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.99 EC$10.78	$1.44 ₫37,166	-64.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 EC$3.54	$0.47 ₫12,175	-64.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.02 EC$10.87	$0.66 ₫17,113	-83.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.39 EC$6.45	$0.50 ₫12,943	-79.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 EC$4.81	$0.44 ₫11,441	-75.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 EC$3.98	$0.46 ₫11,939	-68.7%
Average			-59.6%

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pay 59.1% less for transportation

	Kingstown	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.87 EC$32.09	$3.20 ₫82,981	-73.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.95 EC$135.00	$7.58 ₫196K	-84.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,927.14 EC$102K	$37,880.00 ₫981M	-0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.90 EC$70.00	$5.61 ₫145K	-78.4%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 25.1% less for housing

	Kingstown	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.50 EC$150.00	$8.67 ₫225K	-84.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$333.02 EC$900.00	$348.52 ₫9M	+4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$323.77 EC$875.00	$258.44 ₫7M	-20.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.59 EC$152.94	$56.25 ₫1M	-0.6%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 92.5% more for childcare

	Kingstown	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.26 EC$325.00	$231.49 ₫6M	+92.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$11,784.89 ₫305M
Average			+92.5%

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pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Kingstown	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$0.95 ₫24,523	-48.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.07 EC$11.00	$1.79 ₫46,409	-56.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.07 EC$11.00	$1.33 ₫34,332	-67.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.38 EC$87.50	$27.93 ₫723K	-13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.63 EC$12.50	$3.79 ₫98,090	-18.1%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 25.8% less for clothing

	Kingstown	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.75 EC$175.00	$41.82 ₫1M	-35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.98 EC$167.50	$22.94 ₫594K	-63.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$86.52 ₫2M	+16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$72.39 ₫2M	-21.7%
Average			-25.8%

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