Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 34.1% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
Luanda
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
AOA5,033.42
|
$1.96
₫50,019
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.44
AOA7,042.58
|
$5.32
₫135,552
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,368.04
|
$0.46
₫11,657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA868.72
|
$0.28
₫7,024
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
Luanda
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AOA1,117.70
|
$1.01
₫25,785
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
AOA3,734.75
|
$4.78
₫121,739
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.40
AOA6,174.38
|
$5.22
₫132,884
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
AOA2,126.01
|
$1.69
₫42,998
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
AOA2,406.54
|
$1.68
₫42,730
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,024.87
|
$1.60
₫40,688
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA411.83
|
$0.46
₫11,833
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
AOA1,354.05
|
$0.76
₫19,407
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
AOA891.82
|
$0.47
₫12,057
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
AOA724.31
|
$0.44
₫11,309
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AOA669.33
|
$0.58
₫14,747
|
|
pay 27.1% more for transportation
Luanda
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,171.77
|
$3.48
₫88,496
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.08
AOA30,928.60
|
$7.86
₫200,076
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA16,581,191.55
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,381,922
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
AOA10,592.65
|
$5.34
₫136,052
|
|
pay 43.7% less for housing
Luanda
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.93
AOA119,209.54
|
$8.56
₫217,978
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.42
AOA450,742.03
|
$339.65
₫8,646,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.66
AOA238,258.94
|
$203.41
₫5,178,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA61,302.43
|
$62.58
₫1,593,085
|
|
pay 32.3% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.04
AOA620,576.89
|
$240.68
₫6,127,339
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,300.32
AOA10,259,200.82
|
$12,685.27
₫322,944,721
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
$0.98
₫25,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
AOA3,179.28
|
$1.87
₫47,618
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
$1.38
₫35,013
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.44
AOA32,061.26
|
$24.74
₫629,786
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
AOA4,012.74
|
$4.72
₫120,046
|
|
pay 65.3% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.83
AOA96,612.21
|
$31.89
₫811,771
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$99.99
AOA83,398.40
|
$26.96
₫686,267
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.36
AOA142,921.81
|
$83.38
₫2,122,805
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$263.13
AOA219,464.66
|
$93.95
₫2,391,746
|
|
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