Cost of living comparison

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Hanoi vs. Roatan Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 15.0% cheaper than Roatan.

Restaurants: pay 63.4% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 10.1% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 21.5% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 67.8% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 67.5% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.5% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 45.1% more in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Roatan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Roatan, you would:

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pay 63.4% less for restaurants

	Roatan	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 HNL198.55	$1.89 ₫49,888	-74.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 HNL238.26	$4.32 ₫114K	-52.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 HNL32.21	$0.47 ₫12,472	-61.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 HNL18.97	$0.25 ₫6,477	-65.7%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 10.1% less for groceries

	Roatan	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$3.19 HNL84.50	$0.91 ₫23,850	-71.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 HNL145.91	$4.95 ₫131K	-10.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 HNL140.91	$5.27 ₫139K	-0.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.00 HNL52.95	$1.51 ₫39,703	-24.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 HNL79.42	$1.59 ₫41,846	-47.0%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.44 ₫37,805
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 HNL13.24	$0.47 ₫12,384	-6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 HNL13.24	$0.66 ₫17,407	+32.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 HNL6.62	$0.50 ₫13,166	+99.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 HNL19.27	$0.44 ₫11,638	-39.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 HNL18.26	$0.46 ₫12,144	-33.2%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 21.5% less for transportation

	Roatan	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 HNL108.11	$3.20 ₫84,407	-21.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$7.58 ₫200K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$37,880.00 ₫998M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.61 ₫148K
Average			-21.5%

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pay 67.8% less for housing

	Roatan	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 HNL2,647.32	$8.67 ₫228K	-91.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$850.00 HNL22,502.21	$348.52 ₫9M	-59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$550.00 HNL14,560.26	$258.44 ₫7M	-53.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$56.25 ₫1M
Average			-67.8%

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pay 67.5% more for childcare

	Roatan	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$425.00 HNL11,251.11	$231.49 ₫6M	-45.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,200.00 HNL111K	$11,784.89 ₫310M	+180.6%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Roatan	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 HNL59.56	$0.95 ₫24,944	-57.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 HNL96.98	$1.79 ₫47,207	-51.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 HNL79.42	$1.33 ₫34,922	-55.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00 HNL1,588.39	$27.93 ₫736K	-53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.79 ₫99,776
Average			-54.5%

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pay 45.1% more for clothing

	Roatan	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.00 HNL1,058.93	$41.82 ₫1M	+4.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.00 HNL529.46	$22.94 ₫604K	+14.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$40.00 HNL1,058.93	$86.52 ₫2M	+116.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 HNL1,323.66	$72.39 ₫2M	+44.8%
Average			+45.1%

Roatan vs. Hanoi - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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