Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 48.6% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 64.3% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.21
FCFA7,216
|
$2.16
₫50,369
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
FCFA6,439
|
$5.59
₫130,456
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
FCFA1,056
|
$0.45
₫10,615
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
FCFA491
|
$0.31
₫7,136
|
|
pay 53.6% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
FCFA813
|
$1.02
₫23,867
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.83
FCFA5,044
|
$5.46
₫127,601
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
FCFA4,936
|
$5.39
₫125,840
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,934
|
$1.52
₫35,477
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
FCFA1,706
|
$1.56
₫36,348
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
FCFA1,697
|
$1.18
₫27,458
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA949
|
$0.51
₫11,804
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.38
FCFA1,533
|
$0.68
₫15,993
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.83
FCFA1,826
|
$0.50
₫11,779
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
FCFA1,132
|
$0.43
₫10,154
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA1,022
|
$0.48
₫11,191
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
FCFA3,218
|
$4.43
₫103,402
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.63
₫201,476
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
FCFA22,537,605
|
$43,135.99
₫1,007,379,462
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
FCFA8,913
|
$4.72
₫110,308
|
|
pay 80.6% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA193,179
|
$10.59
₫247,228
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.79
FCFA805,421
|
$362.33
₫8,461,616
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,700.00
FCFA1,094,684
|
$243.12
₫5,677,684
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
FCFA98,484
|
$47.17
₫1,101,504
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$850.00
FCFA547,342
|
$215.68
₫5,036,897
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,800.00
FCFA12,749,845
|
$12,175.13
₫284,332,853
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA752
|
$0.86
₫20,148
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
FCFA2,515
|
$2.04
₫47,544
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA860
|
$1.51
₫35,258
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA32,237
|
$24.57
₫573,901
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,373
|
$4.31
₫100,738
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.00
FCFA22,538
|
$37.14
₫867,466
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.33
FCFA37,563
|
$31.12
₫726,752
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$155.00
FCFA99,809
|
$77.64
₫1,813,283
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
FCFA71,939
|
$56.62
₫1,322,186
|
|
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