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Hanoi vs. Montego Bay Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 30.5% more expensive than Montego Bay.

Restaurants: pay 63.0% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 48.1% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 40.9% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 39.1% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.8% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 27.0% more in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Montego Bay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Montego Bay, you would:

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pay 63.0% less for restaurants

	Montego Bay	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 JMD1,200.74	$1.89 ₫49,934	-74.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 JMD1,300.80	$4.32 ₫113,850	-46.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 JMD205.58	$0.47 ₫12,484	-63.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 JMD119.69	$0.25 ₫6,483	-67.1%
Average			-63.0%

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pay 48.1% less for groceries

	Montego Bay	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.68 JMD428.39	$0.91 ₫23,872	-66.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.66 JMD906.25	$4.95 ₫130,628	-12.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.61 JMD1,537.83	$5.27 ₫139,054	-45.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.51 JMD562.35	$1.51 ₫39,740	-57.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.84 JMD453.87	$1.59 ₫41,885	-44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.88 JMD300.19	$1.44 ₫37,840	-23.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 JMD181.55	$0.47 ₫12,396	-58.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 JMD305.55	$0.66 ₫17,423	-65.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 JMD181.55	$0.50 ₫13,178	-55.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 JMD149.40	$0.44 ₫11,648	-52.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 JMD142.80	$0.46 ₫12,155	-48.3%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 40.9% less for transportation

	Montego Bay	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.78 JMD764.43	$3.20 ₫84,485	-32.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$7.58 ₫199,737
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,823.81 JMD6,854,238.36	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	-11.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.94 JMD4,152.57	$5.61 ₫147,805	-78.4%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 39.1% less for housing

	Montego Bay	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.61 JMD7,620.46	$8.67 ₫228,698	-81.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$260.49 JMD41,692.45	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	+33.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$556.29 JMD89,038.16	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	-53.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.70 JMD19,958.42	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	-54.9%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Montego Bay	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.10 JMD8,338.49	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	+344.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,875.50 JMD300,185.62	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	+528.4%
Average			+436.4%

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pay 58.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Montego Bay	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 JMD400.25	$0.95 ₫24,967	-62.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.55 JMD729.02	$1.79 ₫47,250	-60.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.75 JMD1,400.87	$1.33 ₫34,954	-84.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.64 JMD6,504.02	$27.93 ₫736,415	-31.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.44 JMD1,350.84	$3.79 ₫99,868	-55.1%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 27.0% more for clothing

	Montego Bay	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.44 JMD3,752.32	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	+78.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.88 JMD3,502.17	$22.94 ₫604,758	+4.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.68 JMD10,673.27	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	+29.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.06 JMD12,174.19	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	-4.8%
Average			+27.0%

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