Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 62.5% cheaper than Bangui.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.9% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 36.3% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 62.6% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 86.5% less in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.2% less in Hanoi
Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 74.9% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,189
|
$1.98
₫50,057
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,783
|
$4.75
₫120,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,297
|
$0.44
₫11,213
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,038
|
$0.26
₫6,507
|
|
pay 36.3% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,816
|
$1.03
₫26,023
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,946
|
$5.00
₫126,605
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,803
|
$5.30
₫134,129
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,283
|
$1.59
₫40,137
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,589
|
$1.59
₫40,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA471
|
$1.72
₫43,535
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA471
|
$0.46
₫11,702
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,883
|
$0.76
₫19,317
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,412
|
$0.49
₫12,322
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,177
|
$0.46
₫11,527
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,647
|
$0.54
₫13,623
|
|
pay 62.6% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,892
|
$3.47
₫87,767
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.91
₫200,228
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,554.95
₫1,001,138,234
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.38
₫136,155
|
|
pay 86.5% less for housing
Bangui
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$9.00
₫227,891
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,260,469
|
$338.66
₫8,571,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,525,590
|
$239.31
₫6,056,886
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$58.28
₫1,475,022
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$243.92
₫6,173,686
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,260.72
₫310,319,481
|
pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,816
|
$0.99
₫25,028
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,557
|
$1.83
₫46,399
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,594
|
$1.38
₫35,040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$26.31
₫665,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.15
₫105,120
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$36.72
₫929,417
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.37
₫667,425
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.93
₫2,352,083
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$86.41
₫2,187,102
|
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