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Hanoi vs. Sialkot Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 5.9 times more expensive than Sialkot.

Restaurants: pay 49.5% more in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 90.9% more in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 19.1% more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 27.7 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.0% more in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Hanoi

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Hanoi are more expensive than in Sialkot. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Sialkot Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.5% more for restaurants

	Sialkot	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.06 PKR298.89	$1.89 ₫49,928	+78.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.74 PKR772.14	$4.32 ₫113,835	+57.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 PKR108.41	$0.47 ₫12,482	+23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 PKR49.82	$0.25 ₫6,482	+39.1%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 90.9% more for groceries

	Sialkot	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 PKR166.05	$0.91 ₫23,869	+53.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 PKR614.39	$4.95 ₫130,610	+127.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.81 PKR792.00	$5.27 ₫139,035	+87.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.23 PKR345.60	$1.51 ₫39,735	+22.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.20 PKR338.94	$1.59 ₫41,879	+32.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 PKR135.58	$1.44 ₫37,835	+198.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 PKR85.86	$0.47 ₫12,394	+54.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PKR113.19	$0.66 ₫17,421	+64.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR67.15	$0.50 ₫13,176	+109.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR48.67	$0.44 ₫11,647	+155.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR66.89	$0.46 ₫12,154	+94.2%
Average			+90.9%

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pay 19.1% more for transportation

	Sialkot	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.56 PKR1,003.00	$3.20 ₫84,474	-10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.61 PKR2,988.93	$7.58 ₫199,710	-28.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,219.01 PKR5,977,857.69	$37,880.00 ₫998,550,169	+78.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.10 PKR1,155.72	$5.61 ₫147,785	+36.7%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Sialkot	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.19 PKR1,743.54	$8.67 ₫228,668	+40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$47.74 PKR13,450.18	$348.52 ₫9,187,333	+630.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$31.83 PKR8,966.79	$258.44 ₫6,812,815	+712.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.95 PKR23,085.99	$56.25 ₫1,482,671	-31.4%
Average			+337.7%

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pay 27.7 times more for childcare

	Sialkot	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$21.22 PKR5,977.86	$231.49 ₫6,102,251	+991.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$265.24 PKR74,723.22	$11,784.89 ₫310,660,053	+4343.1%
Average			+2667.1%

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pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Sialkot	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 PKR846.86	$0.95 ₫24,964	-68.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.47 PKR415.13	$1.79 ₫47,244	+21.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 PKR597.79	$1.33 ₫34,949	-37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$7.07 PKR1,992.62	$27.93 ₫736,317	+294.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.24 PKR1,195.57	$3.79 ₫99,855	-10.7%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Sialkot	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$11.20 PKR3,154.98	$41.82 ₫1,102,320	+273.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$13.56 PKR3,819.19	$22.94 ₫604,678	+69.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.52 PKR7,472.32	$86.52 ₫2,280,748	+226.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$21.22 PKR5,977.86	$72.39 ₫1,908,340	+241.2%
Average			+202.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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