Cost of living comparison
Accra is 31.6% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Accra instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 44.5% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫50,013
|
$3.99
GHS59.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,534
|
$6.67
GHS100.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,655
|
$0.70
GHS10.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,023
|
$0.27
GHS4.03
|
|
pay 49.5% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,782
|
$1.59
GHS23.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,723
|
$3.57
GHS53.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,867
|
$10.22
GHS153.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,993
|
$2.41
GHS36.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,724
|
$2.09
GHS31.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,683
|
$1.15
GHS17.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,831
|
$0.59
GHS8.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,405
|
$0.73
GHS11.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,056
|
$1.15
GHS17.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,308
|
$1.11
GHS16.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,746
|
$0.95
GHS14.23
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,485
|
$4.34
GHS65.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫200,051
|
$35.97
GHS540.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,254,550
|
$8,310.68
GHS124,790.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫136,035
|
$12.58
GHS188.89
|
|
pay 95.0% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,950
|
$45.95
GHS690.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,645,697
|
$428.99
GHS6,441.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,177,788
|
$95.80
GHS1,438.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,592,882
|
$43.81
GHS657.79
|
|
pay 66.1% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,126,559
|
$59.09
GHS887.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫322,903,603
|
$5,489.48
GHS82,427.97
|
|
pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫25,006
|
$1.20
GHS18.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,612
|
$2.52
GHS37.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,009
|
$1.60
GHS24.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫629,706
|
$35.44
GHS532.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,031
|
$8.70
GHS130.67
|
|
pay 51.9% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫811,668
|
$15.66
GHS235.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫686,180
|
$18.59
GHS279.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,122,534
|
$32.46
GHS487.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,391,442
|
$33.24
GHS499.15
|
|
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