Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 47.8% more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Accra, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
Accra
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.99
GHS55.88
|
$1.96
₫50,019
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
GHS93.40
|
$5.32
₫135,552
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
GHS9.74
|
$0.46
₫11,657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
GHS3.76
|
$0.28
₫7,024
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Accra
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
GHS22.18
|
$1.01
₫25,785
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
GHS49.91
|
$4.78
₫121,739
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.22
GHS142.97
|
$5.22
₫132,884
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
GHS33.78
|
$1.69
₫42,998
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
GHS29.30
|
$1.68
₫42,730
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
GHS16.11
|
$1.60
₫40,688
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.21
|
$0.46
₫11,833
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS10.25
|
$0.76
₫19,407
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GHS16.07
|
$0.47
₫12,057
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
GHS15.51
|
$0.44
₫11,309
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
GHS13.26
|
$0.58
₫14,747
|
|
pay 54.3% more for transportation
Accra
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS60.77
|
$3.48
₫88,496
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.97
GHS503.27
|
$7.86
₫200,076
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,381,922
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
GHS176.03
|
$5.34
₫136,052
|
|
pay 13.2% more for housing
Accra
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.95
GHS643.05
|
$8.56
₫217,978
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
$339.65
₫8,646,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
$203.41
₫5,178,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.81
GHS613.00
|
$62.58
₫1,593,085
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Accra
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
$240.68
₫6,127,339
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
$12,685.27
₫322,944,721
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
GHS16.79
|
$0.98
₫25,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
GHS35.22
|
$1.87
₫47,618
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
GHS22.40
|
$1.38
₫35,013
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.44
GHS495.99
|
$24.74
₫629,786
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
$4.72
₫120,046
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Accra
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
$31.89
₫811,771
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
$26.96
₫686,267
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
$83.38
₫2,122,805
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
$93.95
₫2,391,746
|
|
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