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Hanoi vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 38.0% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 74.7% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 56.3% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 26.1% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 65.2% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 6.4 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.2% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 0.2% more in Hanoi

The cost of childcare and clothing in Hanoi are more expensive than in Saint John's. Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Hanoi. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 74.7% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$1.89 ₫49,824	-86.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$4.32 ₫113,598	-61.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$0.47 ₫12,456	-77.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.25 ₫6,469	-74.3%
Average			-74.7%

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pay 56.3% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$0.91 ₫23,820	-67.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$4.95 ₫130,338	+21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$5.27 ₫138,746	-37.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$1.51 ₫39,652	-71.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$1.59 ₫41,792	-57.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.44 ₫37,756	-51.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.47 ₫12,368	-57.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.66 ₫17,384	-82.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.50 ₫13,149	-86.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.44 ₫11,623	-65.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.46 ₫12,128	-64.4%
Average			-56.3%

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pay 26.1% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$3.20 ₫84,298	-49.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$7.58 ₫199,294
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	+60.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$5.61 ₫147,478	-89.1%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 65.2% less for housing

	Saint John's	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$8.67 ₫228,192	-88.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	-66.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	-61.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	-43.2%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 6.4 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$231.49 ₫6,089,547
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	+537.0%
Average			+537.0%

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pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$0.95 ₫24,912	-48.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$1.79 ₫47,146	-54.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.33 ₫34,876
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$27.93 ₫734,784	-54.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$3.79 ₫99,647	-38.9%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 0.2% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	-16.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$22.94 ₫603,419
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	+16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$72.39 ₫1,904,367
Average			+0.2%

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