Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 11.9 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
|
Banjul
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD273.05
|
$1.96
₫48,284
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD390.08
|
$5.32
₫130,849
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD91.37
|
$0.46
₫11,252
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD103.52
|
$0.28
₫6,780
|
|
pay 18.5% more for groceries
|
Banjul
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD38.14
|
$1.01
₫24,891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD234.05
|
$4.78
₫117,515
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD387.20
|
$5.22
₫128,274
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD137.31
|
$1.69
₫41,506
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD94.37
|
$1.68
₫41,247
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD58.98
|
$1.60
₫39,276
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD41.29
|
$0.46
₫11,422
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD62.91
|
$0.76
₫18,734
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD47.18
|
$0.47
₫11,639
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.46
|
$0.44
₫10,917
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.49
|
$0.58
₫14,236
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for transportation
|
Banjul
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD295.32
|
$3.48
₫85,426
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.86
₫193,135
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD202,840.28
|
$39,295.00
₫965,674,609
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.34
₫131,332
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Banjul
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,467.36
|
$8.56
₫210,415
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$339.65
₫8,346,805
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,935.45
|
$203.41
₫4,998,786
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,789.77
|
$62.58
₫1,537,815
|
|
pay 59.3 times more for childcare
|
Banjul
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD520.10
|
$240.68
₫5,914,757
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,402.07
|
$12,685.27
₫311,740,457
|
|
pay 13.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Banjul
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD130.03
|
$0.98
₫24,142
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD161.03
|
$1.87
₫45,966
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD127.43
|
$1.38
₫33,799
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,820.36
|
$24.74
₫607,936
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD260.05
|
$4.72
₫115,881
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Banjul
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$31.89
₫783,608
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.96
₫662,458
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.38
₫2,049,156
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.95
₫2,308,767
|
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