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Hanoi vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 58.5% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 82.8% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 48.3% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 50.9% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 73.7% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 45.4% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.4% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 41.7% less in Hanoi

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and childcare are lower in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.8% less for restaurants

	Paris	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.65	$1.98 ₫50,193	-87.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 €12.52	$4.75 ₫120,464	-63.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.09 €3.98	$0.44 ₫11,243	-89.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.88	$0.26 ₫6,525	-91.3%
Average			-82.8%

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pay 48.3% less for groceries

	Paris	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 €1.95	$1.03 ₫26,094	-48.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.23 €10.94	$5.00 ₫126,950	-55.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 €5.26	$5.30 ₫134,494	-2.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 €4.72	$1.59 ₫40,246	-67.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €6.15	$1.59 ₫40,445	-74.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.54	$1.72 ₫43,653	+8.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €1.02	$0.46 ₫11,734	-56.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.46	$0.76 ₫19,370	-49.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 €1.73	$0.49 ₫12,355	-72.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €1.07	$0.46 ₫11,559	-58.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.18	$0.54 ₫13,660	-55.5%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 50.9% less for transportation

	Paris	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.65 €7.45	$3.47 ₫88,006	-54.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.60 €90.17	$7.91 ₫200,773	-91.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,688.77 €31,829.39	$39,554.95 ₫1,003,864,948	+21.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.84 €24.19	$5.38 ₫136,526	-78.3%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 73.7% less for housing

	Paris	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.65 €32.77	$9.00 ₫228,511	-73.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,367.25 €1,331.30	$338.66 ₫8,594,909	-75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.37 €1,029.57	$239.31 ₫6,073,383	-77.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.37 €183.42	$58.28 ₫1,479,040	-69.1%
Average			-73.7%

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pay 45.4% less for childcare

	Paris	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$756.26 €736.38	$243.92 ₫6,190,501	-67.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,942.48 €15,523.35	$12,260.72 ₫311,164,672	-23.1%
Average			-45.4%

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pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €7.31	$0.99 ₫25,097	-86.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 €4.20	$1.83 ₫46,525	-57.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.40 €13.04	$1.38 ₫35,135	-89.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.48 €35.52	$26.31 ₫667,650	-27.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €13.57	$4.15 ₫105,406	-70.2%
Average			-66.4%

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pay 41.7% less for clothing

	Paris	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.81 €101.08	$36.72 ₫931,949	-64.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.57 €45.34	$26.37 ₫669,243	-43.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.54 €108.61	$92.93 ₫2,358,489	-16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.98 €145.06	$86.41 ₫2,193,059	-42.0%
Average			-41.7%

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