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Hanoi vs. Richmond Hill Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 47.1% cheaper than Richmond Hill.

Restaurants: pay 73.9% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 44.4% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 28.1% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 76.2% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 29.8% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.2% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 14.1% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Richmond Hill Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Richmond Hill, you would:

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pay 73.9% less for restaurants

	Richmond Hill	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.75 CA$20.39	$1.89 ₫49,934	-87.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 CA$12.93	$4.32 ₫113,850	-53.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 CA$2.53	$0.47 ₫12,484	-74.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 CA$1.74	$0.25 ₫6,483	-80.5%
Average			-73.9%

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pay 44.4% less for groceries

	Richmond Hill	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.26 CA$3.13	$0.91 ₫23,872	-59.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.97 CA$5.49	$4.95 ₫130,628	+24.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.81 CA$16.33	$5.27 ₫139,054	-55.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 CA$4.53	$1.51 ₫39,740	-54.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.13 CA$7.09	$1.59 ₫41,885	-69.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 CA$2.48	$1.44 ₫37,840	-20.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.47 ₫12,396	-22.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 CA$2.04	$0.66 ₫17,423	-55.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 CA$2.13	$0.50 ₫13,178	-67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$0.44 ₫11,648	-60.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 CA$1.29	$0.46 ₫12,155	-50.5%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 28.1% less for transportation

	Richmond Hill	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$3.20 ₫84,485	-20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$110.79 CA$153.21	$7.58 ₫199,737	-93.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	+55.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.00 CA$16.59	$5.61 ₫147,805	-53.3%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 76.2% less for housing

	Richmond Hill	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.36 CA$77.93	$8.67 ₫228,698	-84.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,755.41 CA$2,427.47	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	-80.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,798.58 CA$2,487.16	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	-85.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$123.78 CA$171.18	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	-54.6%
Average			-76.2%

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pay 29.8% less for childcare

	Richmond Hill	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$647.49 CA$895.38	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	-64.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,271.09 CA$15,586.22	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	+4.6%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 63.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Richmond Hill	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.04 CA$6.96	$0.95 ₫24,967	-81.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 CA$4.38	$1.79 ₫47,250	-43.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$1.33 ₫34,954	-89.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.17 CA$59.69	$27.93 ₫736,415	-35.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.26 CA$15.57	$3.79 ₫99,868	-66.4%
Average			-63.2%

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

	Richmond Hill	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.43 CA$83.57	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	-30.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.17 CA$59.69	$22.94 ₫604,758	-46.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.95 CA$87.05	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	+37.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.33 CA$119.38	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	-16.1%
Average			-14.1%

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