Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 37.6% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 61.7% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$1.96
₫50,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$5.32
₫135,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.46
₫11,652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.28
₫7,021
|
|
pay 37.4% more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$1.01
₫25,775
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$4.78
₫121,692
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$5.22
₫132,834
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$1.69
₫42,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$1.68
₫42,713
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.60
₫40,672
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.46
₫11,828
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.76
₫19,400
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.47
₫12,053
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.44
₫11,305
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.58
₫14,742
|
|
pay 93.7% more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$3.48
₫88,462
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$7.86
₫200,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$5.34
₫136,000
|
|
pay 5.9% more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$8.56
₫217,895
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$339.65
₫8,643,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$203.41
₫5,176,471
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$62.58
₫1,592,477
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$240.68
₫6,125,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$12,685.27
₫322,821,429
|
|
pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$0.98
₫25,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$1.87
₫47,600
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$1.38
₫35,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$24.74
₫629,545
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$4.72
₫120,000
|
|
pay 75.1% more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$31.89
₫811,462
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$26.96
₫686,005
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$83.38
₫2,121,994
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$93.95
₫2,390,833
|
|
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