Cost of living comparison

Bolivia

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Vietnam

Hanoi vs. Santa Cruz Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 2.1 times more expensive than Santa Cruz.

Restaurants: pay 13.9% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 60.1% more in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 10.5% more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 32.9% more in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 7.5 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 20.2% more in Hanoi

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

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Hanoi vs. Santa Cruz Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Santa Cruz, you would:

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pay 13.9% less for restaurants

	Santa Cruz	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.13 BOB23.52	$2.12 ₫55,009	-0.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.45 BOB60.00	$4.41 ₫115K	-19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 BOB5.67	$0.49 ₫12,752	-4.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 BOB4.89	$0.31 ₫7,939	-31.2%
Average			-13.9%

Santa Cruz vs. Hanoi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.1% more for groceries

	Santa Cruz	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 BOB11.33	$1.08 ₫28,192	+5.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.70 BOB18.76	$5.21 ₫135K	+206.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03 BOB33.36	$5.70 ₫148K	+88.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.15 BOB12.67	$1.47 ₫38,206	+27.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 BOB14.14	$1.68 ₫43,780	+31.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 BOB9.64	$1.52 ₫39,554	+74.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 BOB3.52	$0.48 ₫12,493	+50.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 BOB4.20	$0.61 ₫15,860	+60.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 BOB3.99	$0.51 ₫13,253	+40.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 BOB3.86	$0.43 ₫11,257	+23.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 BOB3.63	$0.50 ₫13,058	+52.6%
Average			+60.1%

Santa Cruz vs. Hanoi - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.5% more for transportation

	Santa Cruz	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.39 BOB26.33	$3.47 ₫90,133	+45.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.51 BOB270.00	$9.24 ₫240K	-62.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,976.58 BOB165K	$30,715.02 ₫798M	+105.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.96 BOB109.71	$5.39 ₫140K	-45.9%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 32.9% more for housing

	Santa Cruz	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.06 BOB210.00	$8.84 ₫230K	-53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$273.50 BOB3,013.17	$407.99 ₫11M	+49.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$252.54 BOB2,782.28	$278.92 ₫7M	+10.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.09 BOB320.54	$65.57 ₫2M	+125.4%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 7.5 times more for childcare

	Santa Cruz	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$121.02 BOB1,333.33	$771.38 ₫20M	+537.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,222.23 BOB35,500.00	$27,672.00 ₫719M	+758.8%
Average			+648.1%

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pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Santa Cruz	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 BOB10.50	$1.08 ₫27,995	+13.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 BOB20.34	$1.88 ₫48,844	+1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 BOB23.00	$1.40 ₫36,406	-32.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.01 BOB231.43	$24.48 ₫636K	+16.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.35 BOB70.00	$4.23 ₫110K	-33.4%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 20.2% more for clothing

	Santa Cruz	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.75 BOB316.72	$48.20 ₫1M	+67.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.82 BOB416.67	$26.30 ₫683K	-30.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.10 BOB783.33	$83.83 ₫2M	+17.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.64 BOB690.11	$78.65 ₫2M	+25.6%
Average			+20.2%

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