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Hanoi vs. Manta Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 15.4% cheaper than Manta.

Restaurants: pay 47.3% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 5.1% more in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 5.6% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 35.1% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 43.2% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.2% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 23.2% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Manta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.3% less for restaurants

	Manta	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.50	$1.89 ₫49,928	-45.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00	$4.32 ₫113,835	-38.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86	$0.47 ₫12,482	-45.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61	$0.25 ₫6,482	-59.8%
Average			-47.3%

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pay 5.1% more for groceries

	Manta	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.82	$0.91 ₫23,869	-50.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10	$4.95 ₫130,610	+59.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13	$5.27 ₫139,035	+27.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.42	$1.51 ₫39,735	-37.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.38	$1.59 ₫41,879	-33.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88	$1.44 ₫37,835	+62.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49	$0.47 ₫12,394	-4.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.66 ₫17,421	+40.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.50 ₫13,176	+3.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45	$0.44 ₫11,647	-2.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50	$0.46 ₫12,154	-7.7%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 5.6% less for transportation

	Manta	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.44	$3.20 ₫84,474	+31.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$7.58 ₫199,710	-74.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$37,880.00 ₫998,550,169	+89.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.75	$5.61 ₫147,785	-68.4%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 35.1% less for housing

	Manta	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80	$8.67 ₫228,668	-69.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.50	$348.52 ₫9,187,333	-24.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.50	$258.44 ₫6,812,815	-23.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.51	$56.25 ₫1,482,671	-22.4%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 43.2% more for childcare

	Manta	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.67	$231.49 ₫6,102,251	-2.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,250.00	$11,784.89 ₫310,660,053	+88.6%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Manta	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75	$0.95 ₫24,964	-45.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42	$1.79 ₫47,244	-26.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$1.33 ₫34,949	-77.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.00	$27.93 ₫736,317	-30.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$3.79 ₫99,855	-45.9%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 23.2% less for clothing

	Manta	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33	$41.82 ₫1,102,320	-13.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.00	$22.94 ₫604,678	-41.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.11	$86.52 ₫2,280,748	-18.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.00	$72.39 ₫1,908,340	-19.6%
Average			-23.2%

Manta vs. Hanoi - Cost of clothing

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