Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 26.2% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
Abuja
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
NGN4,136.81
|
$2.13
₫54,290
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
NGN7,660.75
|
$5.54
₫141,153
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
NGN678.52
|
$0.48
₫12,333
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
NGN363.89
|
$0.29
₫7,378
|
|
pay 8.1% more for groceries
Abuja
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NGN2,035.69
|
$1.03
₫26,096
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
NGN4,696.34
|
$6.19
₫157,712
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
NGN16,626.16
|
$5.49
₫139,746
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
NGN2,794.64
|
$1.62
₫41,359
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NGN3,363.67
|
$1.71
₫43,602
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
NGN2,548.23
|
$1.53
₫38,970
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
NGN1,077.21
|
$0.55
₫14,129
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.23
NGN324.32
|
$0.79
₫20,079
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN857.13
|
$0.57
₫14,406
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
NGN1,980.67
|
$0.48
₫12,280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,007.71
|
$0.65
₫16,622
|
|
pay 44.3% more for transportation
Abuja
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.60
NGN2,281.26
|
$4.32
₫109,995
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.26
NGN45,964.52
|
$8.53
₫217,159
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,989.25
NGN31,332,478.49
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,794,308
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.24
NGN8,886.47
|
$5.42
₫137,896
|
|
pay 40.8% less for housing
Abuja
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
NGN80,820.94
|
$9.48
₫241,250
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,494.62
NGN3,554,589.25
|
$379.24
₫9,654,827
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,075.27
NGN1,532,150.54
|
$207.16
₫5,273,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.07
NGN44,269.16
|
$57.72
₫1,469,534
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Abuja
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.98
NGN233,652.96
|
$242.78
₫6,180,675
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,462.37
NGN6,358,424.73
|
$13,468.11
₫342,874,525
|
|
pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
NGN1,378.94
|
$0.85
₫21,716
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NGN3,088.24
|
$2.06
₫52,319
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
$1.49
₫38,003
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.70
NGN65,116.40
|
$29.54
₫752,139
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
NGN10,725.05
|
$4.69
₫119,437
|
|
pay 59.4% more for clothing
Abuja
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
NGN29,493.90
|
$44.14
₫1,123,797
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.71
NGN55,157.42
|
$35.28
₫898,248
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.16
NGN64,350.32
|
$94.54
₫2,406,844
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.27
NGN107,250.54
|
$93.36
₫2,376,683
|
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