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Hanoi vs. Rio das Ostras Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 7.3% more expensive than Rio das Ostras.

Restaurants: pay 49.1% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 19.7% more in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 11.0% more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 34.2% more in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 20.1% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 21.8% more in Hanoi

The cost of housing, clothing, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Hanoi are more expensive than in Rio das Ostras. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Rio das Ostras Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Rio das Ostras, you would:

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pay 49.1% less for restaurants

	Rio das Ostras	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 R$21.29	$1.89 ₫49,934	-51.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.34 R$34.47	$4.32 ₫113,850	-31.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 R$6.42	$0.47 ₫12,484	-59.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 R$2.84	$0.25 ₫6,483	-52.9%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 19.7% more for groceries

	Rio das Ostras	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 R$8.53	$0.91 ₫23,872	-42.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.73 R$20.28	$4.95 ₫130,628	+32.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.34 R$18.17	$5.27 ₫139,054	+57.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 R$10.34	$1.51 ₫39,740	-20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.45 R$7.91	$1.59 ₫41,885	+9.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 R$4.14	$1.44 ₫37,840	+88.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.87	$0.47 ₫12,396	-11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 R$2.30	$0.66 ₫17,423	+56.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.94	$0.50 ₫13,178	-7.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 R$1.95	$0.44 ₫11,648	+23.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 R$1.92	$0.46 ₫12,155	+30.9%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 11.0% more for transportation

	Rio das Ostras	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 R$22.00	$3.20 ₫84,485	-20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$7.58 ₫199,737
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,435.23 R$116,594.78	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	+76.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.27 R$39.54	$5.61 ₫147,805	-22.9%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 34.2% more for housing

	Rio das Ostras	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.64 R$90.49	$8.67 ₫228,698	-47.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$186.39 R$1,013.87	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	+87.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.79 R$760.40	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	+84.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.89 R$271.36	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	+12.7%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 20.1% more for childcare

	Rio das Ostras	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$304.44 R$1,655.98	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	-24.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,176.14 R$39,033.90	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	+64.2%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Rio das Ostras	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.93 R$5.07	$0.95 ₫24,967	+1.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 R$8.79	$1.79 ₫47,250	+10.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.05 R$11.15	$1.33 ₫34,954	-35.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.37 R$121.66	$27.93 ₫736,415	+24.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.78 R$31.43	$3.79 ₫99,868	-34.4%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 21.8% more for clothing

	Rio das Ostras	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.19 R$283.88	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	-19.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.10 R$141.94	$22.94 ₫604,758	-12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.58 R$329.51	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	+42.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.01 R$223.05	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	+76.5%
Average			+21.8%

Rio das Ostras vs. Hanoi - Cost of clothing

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