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Hanoi vs. Sanya Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 2.8% cheaper than Sanya.

Restaurants: pay 11.4% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 12.2% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 22.8% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 32.0% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 38.1% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.8% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Hanoi

Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Hanoi. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Sanya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.4% less for restaurants

	Sanya	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.45 CN¥16.92	$1.89 ₫49,659	-22.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.61 CN¥38.67	$4.32 ₫113K	-23.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 CN¥2.90	$0.47 ₫12,415	+12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 CN¥1.93	$0.25 ₫6,448	-12.3%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 12.2% less for groceries

	Sanya	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 CN¥8.70	$0.91 ₫23,741	-28.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.83 CN¥74.68	$4.95 ₫130K	-54.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 CN¥52.88	$5.27 ₫138K	-31.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 CN¥10.59	$1.51 ₫39,521	-1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.97 CN¥13.59	$1.59 ₫41,654	-19.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.79	$1.44 ₫37,631	+45.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 CN¥4.60	$0.47 ₫12,327	-29.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CN¥7.23	$0.66 ₫17,327	-37.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 CN¥5.70	$0.50 ₫13,106	-39.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 CN¥2.63	$0.44 ₫11,584	+15.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.19	$0.46 ₫12,088	+45.0%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 22.8% less for transportation

	Sanya	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.56 CN¥31.47	$3.20 ₫84,020	-29.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.12 CN¥111.17	$7.58 ₫199K	-53.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$37,880.00 ₫993M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.91 CN¥33.83	$5.61 ₫147K	+14.3%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 32.0% less for housing

	Sanya	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$8.67 ₫227K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$560.65 CN¥3,866.68	$348.52 ₫9M	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.41 CN¥2,416.67	$258.44 ₫7M	-26.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$56.25 ₫1M
Average			-32.0%

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pay 38.1% less for childcare

	Sanya	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$584.01 CN¥4,027.79	$231.49 ₫6M	-60.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,016.20 CN¥96,666.95	$11,784.89 ₫309M	-15.9%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sanya	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 CN¥13.49	$0.95 ₫24,830	-51.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.75 CN¥12.04	$1.79 ₫46,990	+2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 CN¥19.33	$1.33 ₫34,761	-52.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.36 CN¥161.11	$27.93 ₫732K	+19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.06 CN¥28.03	$3.79 ₫99,319	-6.8%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Sanya	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$9.81 CN¥67.67	$41.82 ₫1M	+326.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.61 CN¥87.00	$22.94 ₫601K	+81.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$49.06 CN¥338.33	$86.52 ₫2M	+76.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.11 CN¥676.67	$72.39 ₫2M	-26.2%
Average			+114.5%

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