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Hanoi vs. Las Terrenas Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 1.8% more expensive than Las Terrenas.

Restaurants: pay 55.5% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 1.0% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 24.8% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 46.4% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.5% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 5.9% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Las Terrenas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Las Terrenas, you would:

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pay 55.5% less for restaurants

	Las Terrenas	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.24 DOP369.49	$1.89 ₫49,659	-69.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 DOP429.08	$4.32 ₫113K	-40.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP57.61	$0.47 ₫12,415	-51.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 DOP37.19	$0.25 ₫6,448	-60.8%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 1.0% less for groceries

	Las Terrenas	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 DOP79.52	$0.91 ₫23,741	-32.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 DOP216.48	$4.95 ₫130K	+35.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.57 DOP270.71	$5.27 ₫138K	+15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 DOP95.35	$1.51 ₫39,521	-6.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 DOP146.39	$1.59 ₫41,654	-35.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 DOP64.98	$1.44 ₫37,631	+30.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 DOP22.77	$0.47 ₫12,327	+22.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 DOP30.28	$0.66 ₫17,327	+29.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 DOP30.28	$0.50 ₫13,106	-2.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 DOP30.28	$0.44 ₫11,584	-13.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP59.55	$0.46 ₫12,088	-54.2%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 24.8% less for transportation

	Las Terrenas	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.55 DOP269.59	$3.20 ₫84,020	-29.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$7.58 ₫199K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,626.22 DOP2M	$37,880.00 ₫993M	+27.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.61 DOP1,220.49	$5.61 ₫147K	-72.8%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 46.4% less for housing

	Las Terrenas	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.89 DOP2,066.36	$8.67 ₫227K	-75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$724.55 DOP42,907.94	$348.52 ₫9M	-51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$434.73 DOP25,744.76	$258.44 ₫7M	-40.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.45 DOP4,053.39	$56.25 ₫1M	-17.8%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Las Terrenas	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	$231.49 ₫6M	+187.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,427.83 DOP262K	$11,784.89 ₫309M	+166.2%
Average			+176.8%

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pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Las Terrenas	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.42 DOP143.03	$0.95 ₫24,830	-60.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 DOP118.00	$1.79 ₫46,990	-10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.83 DOP286.05	$1.33 ₫34,761	-72.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.13 DOP1,191.89	$27.93 ₫732K	+38.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.25 DOP429.08	$3.79 ₫99,319	-47.7%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 5.9% less for clothing

	Las Terrenas	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.65 DOP2,466.61	$41.82 ₫1M	+0.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.25 DOP2,383.77	$22.94 ₫601K	-43.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.09 DOP3,972.96	$86.52 ₫2M	+29.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	$72.39 ₫2M	-10.1%
Average			-5.9%

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