Cost of living comparison

compared to

Hanoi is 49.7% cheaper than Road Town.

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Road Town, you would:

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pay 78.1% less for restaurants

 
Road Town
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$1.98
₫50,209
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.50
 
$4.75
₫120,503
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.10
 
$0.44
₫11,247

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pay 54.8% less for groceries

 
Road Town
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$4.66
 
$1.03
₫26,102
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.00
 
$5.00
₫126,991
Milk (1 gallon) $8.81
 
$5.30
₫134,538

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pay 25.2% less for transportation

 
Road Town
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
 
$3.47
₫88,035
Monthly public transit pass ?? $7.91
₫200,838
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $39,554.95
₫1,004,187,840

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pay 77.0% less for housing

 
Road Town
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$125.00
 
$9.00
₫228,585
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,666.67
 
$338.66
₫8,597,674
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,366.67
 
$239.31
₫6,075,336

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pay 8.1% less for childcare

 
Road Town
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $375.00
 
$243.92
₫6,192,492
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,320.00
 
$12,260.72
₫311,264,757

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pay 69.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Road Town
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
 
$0.99
₫25,105
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.75
 
$1.83
₫46,540
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.00
 
$1.38
₫35,147

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pay 35.4% less for clothing

 
Road Town
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.50
 
$36.72
₫932,249
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.00
 
$26.37
₫669,459
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$130.00
 
$92.93
₫2,359,248

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