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Hanoi vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 37.5% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 71.5% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 14.4% more in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 29.6% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 65.3% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 27.2% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.8% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 26.4% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.5% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN37.24	$1.98 ₫51,197	-80.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN32.58	$4.75 ₫122,873	-45.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.75	$0.44 ₫11,468	-75.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.73	$0.26 ₫6,656	-85.6%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 14.4% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.10	$1.03 ₫26,615	-5.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.40	$5.00 ₫129,490	+14.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.28	$5.30 ₫137,185	+39.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.38	$1.59 ₫41,051	-47.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.55	$1.59 ₫41,254	-37.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.71	$1.72 ₫44,526	+279.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.81	$0.46 ₫11,969	-38.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.09	$0.76 ₫19,757	-7.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.22	$0.49 ₫12,602	-64.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.56	$0.46 ₫11,790	+9.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.76	$0.54 ₫13,934	+15.0%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 29.6% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN23.33	$3.47 ₫89,767	-44.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN102.41	$7.91 ₫204,789	-70.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN115,623.76	$39,554.95 ₫1,023,944,070	+28.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN29.79	$5.38 ₫139,256	-32.1%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 65.3% less for housing

	Warsaw	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN64.69	$9.00 ₫233,082	-47.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,026.28	$338.66 ₫8,766,823	-68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,131.81	$239.31 ₫6,194,862	-71.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN844.47	$58.28 ₫1,508,623	-74.0%
Average			-65.3%

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pay 27.2% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,910.54	$243.92 ₫6,314,322	-52.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN47,328.49	$12,260.72 ₫317,388,530	-2.5%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN13.96	$0.99 ₫25,599	-73.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN13.77	$1.83 ₫47,456	-49.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN17.92	$1.38 ₫35,838	-70.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN158.95	$26.31 ₫681,004	-37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN32.58	$4.15 ₫107,514	-52.0%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 26.4% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN336.53	$36.72 ₫950,590	-58.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN156.34	$26.37 ₫682,629	-36.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN332.29	$92.93 ₫2,405,663	+5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN384.41	$86.41 ₫2,236,924	-15.4%
Average			-26.4%

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