If you lived in Hanoi instead of The Valley, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
The Valley
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $2.13
₫52,824
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $5.54
₫137,342
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.48
₫12,000

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
The Valley
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.03
₫25,391
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.19
₫153,453
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $5.49
₫135,973

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
The Valley
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.32
₫107,025
Monthly public transit pass ?? $8.53
₫211,296
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $42,650.00
₫1,056,477,524

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
The Valley
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $9.48
₫234,736
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $379.24
₫9,394,144
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $207.16
₫5,131,462

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
The Valley
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $242.78
₫6,013,795
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $13,468.11
₫333,616,807

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
The Valley
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $0.85
₫21,130
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $2.06
₫50,907
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.49
₫36,977

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
The Valley
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $44.14
₫1,093,454
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $35.28
₫873,995
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $94.54
₫2,341,859

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