Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 45.5% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 41.3% less for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$1.96
₫50,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$5.32
₫135,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$0.46
₫11,652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$0.28
₫7,021
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
Khartoum
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$1.01
₫25,775
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$4.78
₫121,692
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$5.22
₫132,834
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$1.69
₫42,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$1.68
₫42,713
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$1.60
₫40,672
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.46
₫11,828
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$0.76
₫19,400
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$0.47
₫12,053
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.44
₫11,305
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.58
₫14,742
|
|
pay 50.7% less for transportation
Khartoum
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$3.48
₫88,462
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$7.86
₫200,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$5.34
₫136,000
|
|
pay 23.9% less for housing
Khartoum
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$8.56
₫217,895
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$339.65
₫8,643,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$203.41
₫5,176,471
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$62.58
₫1,592,477
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$240.68
₫6,125,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$12,685.27
₫322,821,429
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$0.98
₫25,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$1.87
₫47,600
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$1.38
₫35,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$24.74
₫629,545
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$4.72
₫120,000
|
|
pay 74.2% more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$31.89
₫811,462
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$26.96
₫686,005
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$83.38
₫2,121,994
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$93.95
₫2,390,833
|
|
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