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Hanoi vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 24.5% cheaper than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 70.7% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 18.5% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 14.2% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 45.2% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 26.9% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.1% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 3.4% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.7% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.36 CLF0.3000	$1.98 ₫51,352	-84.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.24 CLF0.2000	$4.75 ₫123,245	-42.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 CLF0.0400	$0.44 ₫11,503	-75.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 CLF0.0300	$0.26 ₫6,676	-81.2%
Average			-70.7%

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pay 18.5% less for groceries

	Santiago	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 CLF0.0400	$1.03 ₫26,696	-30.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.49 CLF0.1300	$5.00 ₫129,882	-8.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.59 CLF0.1100	$5.30 ₫137,600	+15.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.97 CLF0.1000	$1.59 ₫41,175	-60.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.88 CLF0.0700	$1.59 ₫41,379	-44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 CLF0.0200	$1.72 ₫44,661	+79.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CLF0.0200	$0.46 ₫12,005	-35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$0.76 ₫19,817	-15.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$0.49 ₫12,640	-42.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 CLF0.0200	$0.46 ₫11,826	-43.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 CLF0.0200	$0.54 ₫13,976	-18.0%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 14.2% less for transportation

	Santiago	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 CLF0.1300	$3.47 ₫90,038	-32.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.20 CLF1.0000	$7.91 ₫205,409	-80.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,540.00 CLF451.1200	$39,554.95 ₫1,027,044,246	+113.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.41 CLF0.3000	$5.38 ₫139,678	-56.7%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 45.2% less for housing

	Santiago	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.87 CLF0.5100	$9.00 ₫233,788	-56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.58 CLF12.5000	$338.66 ₫8,793,366	-34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$439.93 CLF10.7000	$239.31 ₫6,213,618	-45.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.66 CLF2.5500	$58.28 ₫1,513,191	-44.3%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 26.9% more for childcare

	Santiago	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$387.71 CLF9.4300	$243.92 ₫6,333,440	-37.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,421.89 CLF156.2600	$12,260.72 ₫318,349,481	+90.9%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 46.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 CLF0.0700	$0.99 ₫25,676	-65.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0800	$1.83 ₫47,600	-40.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.15 CLF0.1300	$1.38 ₫35,947	-73.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.85 CLF0.8200	$26.31 ₫683,066	-22.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.87 CLF0.1400	$4.15 ₫107,840	-29.3%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 3.4% less for clothing

	Santiago	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 CLF1.2800	$36.72 ₫953,468	-30.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.11 CLF0.7600	$26.37 ₫684,696	-15.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.37 CLF1.7900	$92.93 ₫2,412,947	+26.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.04 CLF2.0000	$86.41 ₫2,243,697	+5.3%
Average			-3.4%

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