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Hanoi vs. Parry Sound Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 48.6% cheaper than Parry Sound.

Restaurants: pay 76.5% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 5.8% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 1.0% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 73.5% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 82.1% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.9% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 43.7% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Parry Sound Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Parry Sound, you would:

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pay 76.5% less for restaurants

	Parry Sound	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.01 CA$26.39	$1.89 ₫49,888	-90.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.08 CA$13.99	$4.32 ₫114K	-57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 CA$2.63	$0.47 ₫12,472	-75.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 CA$2.15	$0.25 ₫6,477	-84.1%
Average			-76.5%

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pay 5.8% less for groceries

	Parry Sound	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 CA$3.31	$0.91 ₫23,850	-62.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.12 CA$2.94	$4.95 ₫131K	+134.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.75 CA$12.14	$5.27 ₫139K	-39.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.14 CA$4.36	$1.51 ₫39,703	-52.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.88 CA$6.78	$1.59 ₫41,846	-67.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 CA$2.17	$1.44 ₫37,805	-8.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 CA$0.45	$0.47 ₫12,384	+44.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.33 CA$0.45	$0.66 ₫17,407	+103.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 CA$1.36	$0.50 ₫13,166	-48.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CA$1.06	$0.44 ₫11,638	-42.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 CA$0.86	$0.46 ₫12,144	-25.4%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 1.0% less for transportation

	Parry Sound	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.93 CA$5.46	$3.20 ₫84,407	-18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$7.58 ₫200K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,369.83 CA$33,839.43	$37,880.00 ₫998M	+55.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.32 CA$12.95	$5.61 ₫148K	-39.9%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 73.5% less for housing

	Parry Sound	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.79 CA$74.69	$8.67 ₫228K	-83.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,111.70 CA$1,543.68	$348.52 ₫9M	-68.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,362.73 CA$1,892.25	$258.44 ₫7M	-81.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.50 CA$197.88	$56.25 ₫1M	-60.5%
Average			-73.5%

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pay 82.1% less for childcare

	Parry Sound	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,291.00 CA$1,792.66	$231.49 ₫6M	-82.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$11,784.89 ₫310M
Average			-82.1%

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pay 57.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Parry Sound	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.02 CA$6.97	$0.95 ₫24,944	-81.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 CA$3.98	$1.79 ₫47,207	-37.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.12 CA$16.83	$1.33 ₫34,922	-89.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.71 CA$46.81	$27.93 ₫736K	-17.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.76 CA$14.94	$3.79 ₫99,776	-64.8%
Average			-57.9%

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pay 43.7% less for clothing

	Parry Sound	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.67 CA$95.36	$41.82 ₫1M	-39.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.90 CA$79.01	$22.94 ₫604K	-59.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.96 CA$156.86	$86.52 ₫2M	-23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.41 CA$211.63	$72.39 ₫2M	-52.5%
Average			-43.7%

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