Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

Vietnam

Hanoi vs. Linkoping Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 56.3% more expensive than Linkoping.

Restaurants: pay 79.6% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 47.5% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 53.2% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 55.5% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 8.5 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.3% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 52.8% 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.

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Hanoi vs. Linkoping Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.6% less for restaurants

	Linkoping	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.55 SEK144.27	$1.89 ₫49,199	-87.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.58 SEK104.93	$4.32 ₫112K	-59.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.77 SEK27.46	$0.47 ₫12,300	-82.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 SEK22.91	$0.25 ₫6,388	-89.4%
Average			-79.6%

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pay 47.5% less for groceries

	Linkoping	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 SEK32.11	$0.91 ₫23,521	-72.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.11 SEK70.48	$4.95 ₫129K	-30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.93 SEK68.78	$5.27 ₫137K	-23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 SEK42.10	$1.51 ₫39,154	-64.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.30 SEK62.51	$1.59 ₫41,268	-74.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 SEK15.11	$1.44 ₫37,282	-5.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 SEK11.89	$0.47 ₫12,213	-60.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 SEK9.52	$0.66 ₫17,166	-31.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.24 SEK22.25	$0.50 ₫12,984	-77.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 SEK6.90	$0.44 ₫11,477	-36.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 SEK8.32	$0.46 ₫11,976	-45.1%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 53.2% less for transportation

	Linkoping	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.34 SEK72.83	$3.20 ₫83,240	-56.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.87 SEK792.19	$7.58 ₫197K	-90.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,689.58 SEK324K	$37,880.00 ₫984M	+15.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.68 SEK304.29	$5.61 ₫146K	-81.7%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 55.5% less for housing

	Linkoping	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.35 SEK390.33	$8.67 ₫225K	-78.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$823.41 SEK8,166.75	$348.52 ₫9M	-57.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$648.04 SEK6,427.36	$258.44 ₫7M	-60.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.37 SEK757.41	$56.25 ₫1M	-26.3%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 8.5 times more for childcare

	Linkoping	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$214.23 SEK2,124.75	$231.49 ₫6M	+8.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$740.54 SEK7,344.83	$11,784.89 ₫306M	+1491.4%
Average			+749.8%

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pay 67.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Linkoping	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.41 SEK73.45	$0.95 ₫24,599	-87.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.58 SEK45.47	$1.79 ₫46,554	-60.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.41 SEK73.45	$1.33 ₫34,439	-82.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.14 SEK388.23	$27.93 ₫726K	-28.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.93 SEK167.88	$3.79 ₫98,397	-77.6%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 52.8% less for clothing

	Linkoping	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.29 SEK1,034.36	$41.82 ₫1M	-59.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.81 SEK513.88	$22.94 ₫596K	-55.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.42 SEK1,214.15	$86.52 ₫2M	-29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$214.23 SEK2,124.75	$72.39 ₫2M	-66.2%
Average			-52.8%

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