Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 29.6% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 64.9% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$1.96
₫50,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$5.32
₫135,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA875
|
$0.46
₫11,652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA809
|
$0.28
₫7,021
|
|
pay 15.7% less for groceries
Dakar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$1.01
₫25,775
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
$4.78
₫121,692
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
$5.22
₫132,834
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
$1.69
₫42,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
$1.68
₫42,713
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA604
|
$1.60
₫40,672
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$0.46
₫11,828
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA579
|
$0.76
₫19,400
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA471
|
$0.47
₫12,053
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.44
₫11,305
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA305
|
$0.58
₫14,742
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
Dakar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
$3.48
₫88,462
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
$7.86
₫200,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
$5.34
₫136,000
|
|
pay 55.2% less for housing
Dakar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
$8.56
₫217,895
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
$339.65
₫8,643,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
$203.41
₫5,176,471
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
$62.58
₫1,592,477
|
|
pay 17.8% more for childcare
Dakar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
$240.68
₫6,125,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
$12,685.27
₫322,821,429
|
|
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
$0.98
₫25,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
$1.87
₫47,600
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
$1.38
₫35,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
$24.74
₫629,545
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$4.72
₫120,000
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
Dakar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
$31.89
₫811,462
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
$26.96
₫686,005
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
$83.38
₫2,121,994
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
$93.95
₫2,390,833
|
|
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