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Hanoi vs. Vaughan Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 49.9% cheaper than Vaughan.

Restaurants: pay 76.3% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 39.5% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 28.3% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 69.7% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 53.0% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.6% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 23.1% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Vaughan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.3% less for restaurants

	Vaughan	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.39 CA$20.00	$1.89 ₫49,883	-86.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 CA$13.50	$4.32 ₫114K	-55.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.13 CA$2.97	$0.47 ₫12,471	-77.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 CA$2.30	$0.25 ₫6,477	-85.1%
Average			-76.3%

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pay 39.5% less for groceries

	Vaughan	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.26 CA$3.14	$0.91 ₫23,848	-59.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 CA$6.00	$4.95 ₫130K	+14.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.66 CA$10.65	$5.27 ₫139K	-31.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.13 CA$4.34	$1.51 ₫39,699	-51.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.88 CA$6.78	$1.59 ₫41,842	-67.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 CA$1.93	$1.44 ₫37,801	+3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 CA$0.93	$0.47 ₫12,383	-29.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 CA$2.10	$0.66 ₫17,405	-56.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.53 CA$2.13	$0.50 ₫13,165	-67.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 CA$1.31	$0.44 ₫11,637	-53.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 CA$1.01	$0.46 ₫12,143	-36.4%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 28.3% less for transportation

	Vaughan	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.90 CA$5.42	$3.20 ₫84,399	-17.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$107.99 CA$150.11	$7.58 ₫200K	-93.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,979.54	$37,880.00 ₫998M	+55.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.13 CA$18.25	$5.61 ₫148K	-57.3%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 69.7% less for housing

	Vaughan	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.96 CA$70.84	$8.67 ₫228K	-83.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,654.69 CA$2,300.10	$348.52 ₫9M	-78.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,522.80 CA$2,116.76	$258.44 ₫7M	-83.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.27 CA$118.53	$56.25 ₫1M	-34.0%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 53.0% less for childcare

	Vaughan	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.36 CA$1,125.05	$231.49 ₫6M	-71.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,985.78 CA$25,001.13	$11,784.89 ₫310M	-34.5%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 59.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Vaughan	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.12 CA$8.50	$0.95 ₫24,942	-84.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38 CA$4.70	$1.79 ₫47,202	-47.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.86 CA$17.88	$1.33 ₫34,918	-89.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.37 CA$45.00	$27.93 ₫736K	-13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.25 CA$14.25	$3.79 ₫99,766	-63.1%
Average			-59.6%

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pay 23.1% less for clothing

	Vaughan	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.17 CA$60.00	$41.82 ₫1M	-3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.97 CA$50.00	$22.94 ₫604K	-36.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.64 CA$149.63	$86.52 ₫2M	-19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.69 CA$151.08	$72.39 ₫2M	-33.4%
Average			-23.1%

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