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Hanoi vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 64.3% cheaper than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 82.5% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 55.1% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 38.7% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 81.2% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 59.8% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.8% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 56.3% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Saint Helier, you would:

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pay 82.5% less for restaurants

	Saint Helier	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$40.06 £29.95	$1.89 ₫49,842	-95.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £7.99	$4.32 ₫113,640	-59.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17 £2.37	$0.47 ₫12,461	-85.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 £1.90	$0.25 ₫6,471	-90.3%
Average			-82.5%

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pay 55.1% less for groceries

	Saint Helier	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 £1.74	$0.91 ₫23,828	-61.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 £3.22	$4.95 ₫130,387	+15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.21 £6.14	$5.27 ₫138,798	-35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.72 £4.28	$1.51 ₫39,667	-73.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.27 £3.94	$1.59 ₫41,807	-69.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 £1.46	$1.44 ₫37,770	-26.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$0.47 ₫12,373	-67.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 £1.43	$0.66 ₫17,391	-65.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.41	$0.50 ₫13,154	-73.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 £1.32	$0.44 ₫11,627	-75.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.72 £1.28	$0.46 ₫12,133	-73.2%
Average			-55.1%

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pay 38.7% less for transportation

	Saint Helier	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 £6.05	$3.20 ₫84,329	-60.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.77 £49.91	$7.58 ₫199,368	-88.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,034.64 £16,470.80	$37,880.00 ₫996,842,105	+71.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.19 £18.83	$5.61 ₫147,533	-77.7%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 81.2% less for housing

	Saint Helier	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.56 £55.73	$8.67 ₫228,277	-88.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,014.28 £1,505.66	$348.52 ₫9,171,618	-82.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,629.23 £1,217.84	$258.44 ₫6,801,161	-84.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.82 £137.40	$56.25 ₫1,480,135	-69.4%
Average			-81.2%

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pay 59.8% less for childcare

	Saint Helier	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,136.69 £1,597.17	$231.49 ₫6,091,813	-89.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,915.48 £12,644.25	$11,784.89 ₫310,128,655	-30.3%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 76.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.01 £5.99	$0.95 ₫24,921	-88.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.89 £3.66	$1.79 ₫47,163	-63.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.29 £11.43	$1.33 ₫34,889	-91.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.44 £51.16	$27.93 ₫735,058	-59.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.70 £15.47	$3.79 ₫99,684	-81.7%
Average			-76.8%

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pay 56.3% less for clothing

	Saint Helier	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$106.83 £79.86	$41.82 ₫1,100,435	-60.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$71.67 £53.57	$22.94 ₫603,643	-68.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.20 £93.58	$86.52 ₫2,276,847	-30.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$209.22 £156.39	$72.39 ₫1,905,076	-65.4%
Average			-56.3%

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