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Hanoi vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 24.2% cheaper than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 76.5% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 30.3% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 5.6% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 63.5% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.6% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 49.2% less in Hanoi

Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Hanoi. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay 76.5% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,567.42	$1.89 ₫49,159	-84.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,487.21	$4.32 ₫112K	-62.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.24	$0.47 ₫12,290	-76.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG195.93	$0.25 ₫6,383	-83.6%
Average			-76.5%

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pay 30.3% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.55	$0.91 ₫23,502	-63.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG653.09	$4.95 ₫129K	-0.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG741.67	$5.27 ₫137K	-7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.12	$1.51 ₫39,123	-46.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG902.36	$1.59 ₫41,234	-77.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.24	$1.44 ₫37,252	-36.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.10	$0.47 ₫12,203	-13.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.25	$0.66 ₫17,152	+45.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.25	$0.50 ₫12,973	+10.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.24	$0.44 ₫11,468	-80.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG165.89	$0.46 ₫11,967	-63.7%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 5.6% less for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG559.56	$3.20 ₫83,173	-25.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,612.37	$7.58 ₫197K	-62.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG5M	$37,880.00 ₫983M	+8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG467.61	$5.61 ₫146K	+56.6%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 63.5% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,680.18	$8.67 ₫225K	-94.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119K	$348.52 ₫9M	-61.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116K	$258.44 ₫7M	-71.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,988.48	$56.25 ₫1M	-26.4%
Average			-63.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,061.86	$231.49 ₫6M	+131.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG897K	$11,784.89 ₫306M	+71.6%
Average			+101.5%

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pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG653.09	$0.95 ₫24,579	-81.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.21	$1.79 ₫46,517	+8.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.24	$1.33 ₫34,411	-33.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,083.42	$27.93 ₫725K	-59.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,306.19	$3.79 ₫98,318	-62.1%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 49.2% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,449.49	$41.82 ₫1M	-47.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,796.40	$22.94 ₫595K	-69.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,674.23	$86.52 ₫2M	-27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,592.79	$72.39 ₫2M	-51.7%
Average			-49.2%

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