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Hanoi vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 73.3% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.8% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 49.6% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 13.1% more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 0.1% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 7.5 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.5% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 38.5% more in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.8% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,321.66	$1.89 ₫49,824	-74.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,938.43	$4.32 ₫113,598	-60.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD352.44	$0.47 ₫12,456	-76.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD352.44	$0.25 ₫6,469	-87.7%
Average			-74.8%

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pay 49.6% less for groceries

	Liberia	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD315.66	$0.91 ₫23,820	-49.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,040.65	$4.95 ₫130,338	-16.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,411.78	$5.27 ₫138,746	-34.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD634.39	$1.51 ₫39,652	-58.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD947.19	$1.59 ₫41,792	-70.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD130.83	$1.44 ₫37,756	+93.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD675.51	$0.47 ₫12,368	-87.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD822.36	$0.66 ₫17,384	-85.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD881.10	$0.50 ₫13,149	-90.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD181.49	$0.44 ₫11,623	-57.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD851.73	$0.46 ₫12,128	-90.5%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 13.1% more for transportation

	Liberia	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD827.06	$3.20 ₫84,298	-31.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,524.41	$7.58 ₫199,294	-62.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2,208,915.05	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	+202.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,236.58	$5.61 ₫147,478	-55.8%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 0.1% less for housing

	Liberia	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD16,432.56	$8.67 ₫228,192	-90.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD117,480.45	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	-47.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,740.96	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	+172.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,025.37	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	-34.0%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 7.5 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD22,791.19	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	+79.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD157,541.02	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	+1218.2%
Average			+648.6%

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pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD528.66	$0.95 ₫24,912	-68.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD587.40	$1.79 ₫47,146	-46.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD881.10	$1.33 ₫34,876	-73.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,436.83	$27.93 ₫734,784	-63.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,718.11	$3.79 ₫99,647	-61.1%
Average			-62.5%

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pay 38.5% more for clothing

	Liberia	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,244.65	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	+127.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD5,947.45	$22.94 ₫603,419	-32.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD9,912.41	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	+53.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,115.17	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	+5.3%
Average			+38.5%

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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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