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Hanoi vs. Medina Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 18.3% cheaper than Medina.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 13.3% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 13.6% more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 59.1% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 47.0% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.8% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Medina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.4% less for restaurants

	Medina	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.60 SAR21.00	$1.89 ₫49,888	-66.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SAR30.00	$4.32 ₫114K	-46.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 SAR3.04	$0.47 ₫12,472	-41.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 SAR1.44	$0.25 ₫6,477	-35.8%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 13.3% less for groceries

	Medina	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 SAR3.58	$0.91 ₫23,850	-5.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.67 SAR10.00	$4.95 ₫131K	+85.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.26 SAR23.47	$5.27 ₫139K	-15.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 SAR7.76	$1.51 ₫39,703	-27.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 SAR12.10	$1.59 ₫41,846	-50.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 SAR4.08	$1.44 ₫37,805	+31.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 SAR3.33	$0.47 ₫12,384	-47.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 SAR3.93	$0.66 ₫17,407	-37.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 SAR2.57	$0.50 ₫13,166	-27.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 SAR2.38	$0.44 ₫11,638	-30.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$0.46 ₫12,144	-23.8%
Average			-13.3%

Medina vs. Hanoi - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.6% more for transportation

	Medina	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.33 SAR8.75	$3.20 ₫84,407	+37.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.33 SAR140.01	$7.58 ₫200K	-79.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,664.61 SAR55,005.48	$37,880.00 ₫998M	+158.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.66 SAR55.01	$5.61 ₫148K	-61.8%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 59.1% less for housing

	Medina	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.32 SAR350.03	$8.67 ₫228K	-90.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$484.96 SAR1,819.02	$348.52 ₫9M	-28.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$559.92 SAR2,100.21	$258.44 ₫7M	-53.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$155.19 SAR582.08	$56.25 ₫1M	-63.8%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 47.0% more for childcare

	Medina	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$288.85 SAR1,083.44	$231.49 ₫6M	-19.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,510.34 SAR20,668.73	$11,784.89 ₫310M	+113.9%
Average			+47.0%

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pay 58.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Medina	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 SAR6.00	$0.95 ₫24,944	-40.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 SAR10.30	$1.79 ₫47,207	-34.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.00	$1.33 ₫34,922	-82.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.25 SAR297.25	$27.93 ₫736K	-64.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.33 SAR50.00	$3.79 ₫99,776	-71.6%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Medina	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.33 SAR140.01	$41.82 ₫1M	+12.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.33 SAR200.02	$22.94 ₫604K	-57.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.66 SAR250.02	$86.52 ₫2M	+29.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.76 SAR366.70	$72.39 ₫2M	-26.0%
Average			-10.3%

Medina vs. Hanoi - Cost of clothing

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