Cost of living comparison

Gambia

compared to

Vietnam

Hanoi vs. Banjul Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 89.1% more expensive than Banjul.

Restaurants: pay 66.5% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 12.6% more in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 152.9 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.2% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 21.0% less in Hanoi

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, and groceries in Hanoi are more expensive than in Banjul. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Hanoi. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Hanoi.

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Hanoi vs. Banjul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Banjul, you would:

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pay 66.5% less for restaurants

	Banjul	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD536.99	$2.12 ₫54,815	-71.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD577.36	$4.41 ₫114K	-43.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD193.83	$0.49 ₫12,707	-81.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD116.16	$0.31 ₫7,911	-80.7%
Average			-66.5%

Banjul vs. Hanoi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.6% more for groceries

	Banjul	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.35	$1.08 ₫28,093	+72.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD223.48	$5.21 ₫135K	+71.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD375.98	$5.70 ₫148K	+11.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD141.54	$1.47 ₫38,071	-23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.11	$1.68 ₫43,626	+37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.58	$1.52 ₫39,415	+65.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.30	$0.48 ₫12,449	-14.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.07	$0.61 ₫15,804	-25.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.05	$0.51 ₫13,206	-16.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.04	$0.43 ₫11,217	+6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.29	$0.50 ₫13,012	+14.4%
Average			+12.6%

Banjul vs. Hanoi - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Banjul	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD294.08	$3.47 ₫89,815	-13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD481.43	$9.24 ₫239K	+41.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD194K	$30,715.02 ₫795M	+1065.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.39 ₫140K
Average			+136.0%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Banjul	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	$8.84 ₫229K	-80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	$407.99 ₫11M	+297.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD5,959.46	$278.92 ₫7M	+244.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	$65.57 ₫2M	+182.0%
Average			+206.7%

Banjul vs. Hanoi - Cost of housing

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pay 152.9 times more for childcare

	Banjul	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD496.62	$771.38 ₫20M	+11316.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	$27,672.00 ₫717M	+20377.3%
Average			+15189.8%

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pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Banjul	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD412.40	$1.08 ₫27,896	-80.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD271.01	$1.88 ₫48,672	-49.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD124.16	$1.40 ₫36,277	-17.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	$24.48 ₫634K	+3.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD248.31	$4.23 ₫110K	+25.3%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 21.0% less for clothing

	Banjul	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	$48.20 ₫1M	-13.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	$26.30 ₫681K	-40.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	$83.83 ₫2M	-15.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	$78.65 ₫2M	-9.6%
Average			-21.0%

Banjul vs. Hanoi - Cost of clothing

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