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Hanoi vs. Udon Thani Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 16.5% cheaper than Udon Thani.

Restaurants: pay 37.0% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 13.6% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 36.4% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 28.2% more in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 5.0% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.8% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 9.7% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Udon Thani Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Udon Thani, you would:

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pay 37.0% less for restaurants

	Udon Thani	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.48 THB78.94	$1.89 ₫49,934	-23.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.85 THB345.35	$4.32 ₫113,850	-60.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 THB26.52	$0.47 ₫12,484	-43.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB9.87	$0.25 ₫6,483	-20.7%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 13.6% less for groceries

	Udon Thani	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.37 THB43.70	$0.91 ₫23,872	-34.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.30 THB296.02	$4.95 ₫130,628	-46.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.05 THB256.23	$5.27 ₫139,054	-34.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 THB50.45	$1.51 ₫39,740	-4.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.09 THB34.69	$1.59 ₫41,885	+45.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 THB33.84	$1.44 ₫37,840	+35.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 THB14.32	$0.47 ₫12,396	+4.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 THB31.11	$0.66 ₫17,423	-32.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 THB26.85	$0.50 ₫13,178	-40.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.27	$0.44 ₫11,648	-39.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 THB14.88	$0.46 ₫12,155	-1.4%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 36.4% less for transportation

	Udon Thani	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 THB151.78	$3.20 ₫84,485	-32.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.18 THB419.36	$7.58 ₫199,737	-42.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,643.10 THB1,388,567.52	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	-13.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.12 THB417.38	$5.61 ₫147,805	-57.3%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 28.2% more for housing

	Udon Thani	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.26 THB740.04	$8.67 ₫228,698	-62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$206.02 THB6,554.67	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	+69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$126.27 THB4,017.38	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	+104.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.30 THB1,759.30	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	+1.7%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 5.0% less for childcare

	Udon Thani	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$284.29 THB9,044.97	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	-18.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,854.56 THB345,353.44	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	+8.6%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Udon Thani	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 THB59.20	$0.95 ₫24,967	-49.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 THB50.98	$1.79 ₫47,250	+11.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.19 THB133.21	$1.33 ₫34,954	-68.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.31 THB2,491.48	$27.93 ₫736,415	-64.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 THB197.34	$3.79 ₫99,868	-38.9%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 9.7% less for clothing

	Udon Thani	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.60 THB1,164.33	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	+14.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.79 THB1,743.21	$22.94 ₫604,758	-58.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.88 THB2,318.80	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	+18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.74 THB2,664.16	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	-13.5%
Average			-9.7%

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