Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 48.5% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 68.1% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
$2.13
₫53,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,931
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
$0.48
₫12,123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA774
|
$0.29
₫7,253
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
Bangui
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
$6.19
₫155,028
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,762
|
$5.49
₫137,368
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,754
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,807
|
$1.71
₫42,860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA468
|
$1.53
₫38,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA468
|
$0.55
₫13,888
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
₫19,738
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
₫14,161
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
₫12,071
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
₫16,339
|
|
pay 49.4% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,510
|
$4.32
₫108,123
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
$8.53
₫213,464
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.42
₫135,549
|
|
pay 86.3% less for housing
Bangui
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$9.48
₫237,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,998
|
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,822
|
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$0.85
₫21,346
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$2.06
₫51,429
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,579
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$29.54
₫739,340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.69
₫117,405
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.28
₫882,963
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
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