Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 20.1% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$2.13
₫54,200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$5.54
₫140,920
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$0.48
₫12,312
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$0.29
₫7,366
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$1.03
₫26,053
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$6.19
₫157,451
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$5.49
₫139,515
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$1.62
₫41,291
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$1.71
₫43,529
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.53
₫38,905
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.55
₫14,106
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$0.79
₫20,046
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$0.57
₫14,382
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.48
₫12,260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.65
₫16,595
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$4.32
₫109,814
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.53
₫216,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$42,650.00
₫1,084,000,886
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.42
₫137,668
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
Bamako
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$9.48
₫240,851
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$379.24
₫9,638,880
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$207.16
₫5,265,147
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$57.72
₫1,467,106
|
|
pay 12.2% more for childcare
Bamako
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$242.78
₫6,170,467
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
$13,468.11
₫342,308,195
|
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$0.85
₫21,680
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$2.06
₫52,233
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$1.49
₫37,940
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$29.54
₫750,896
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$4.69
₫119,240
|
|
pay 7.9% more for clothing
Bamako
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$44.14
₫1,121,941
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$35.28
₫896,764
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$94.54
₫2,402,869
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$93.36
₫2,372,758
|
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