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Hanoi vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 4.5% cheaper than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 72.3% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 25.7% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 26.9% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 61.2% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.7% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 10.6% less in Hanoi

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Hanoi. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.3% less for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.38 FCFA8,982	$1.98 ₫49,602	-86.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.87 FCFA4,916	$4.75 ₫119,045	-39.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 FCFA1,437	$0.44 ₫11,111	-80.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA932	$0.26 ₫6,448	-82.8%
Average			-72.3%

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pay 25.7% less for groceries

	Brazzaville	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$4.62 FCFA2,885	$1.03 ₫25,786	-77.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.38 FCFA2,111	$5.00 ₫125,455	+48.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.12 FCFA5,071	$5.30 ₫132,910	-34.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,836	$1.59 ₫39,772	-46.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.16 FCFA1,349	$1.59 ₫39,969	-26.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA694	$1.72 ₫43,139	+54.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA467	$0.46 ₫11,596	-38.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 FCFA1,034	$0.76 ₫19,142	-53.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA725	$0.49 ₫12,210	-58.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA524	$0.46 ₫11,423	-45.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 FCFA354	$0.54 ₫13,499	-5.1%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 26.9% less for transportation

	Brazzaville	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,682	$3.47 ₫86,970	-19.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.44 FCFA14,640	$7.91 ₫198,408	-66.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,343.54 FCFA18,327,161	$39,554.95 ₫992,038,116	+34.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.45 FCFA7,776	$5.38 ₫134,917	-56.8%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 61.2% less for housing

	Brazzaville	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.25 FCFA25,761	$9.00 ₫225,819	-78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.16 FCFA367,970	$338.66 ₫8,493,650	-42.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.53 FCFA225,176	$239.31 ₫6,001,831	-33.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$621.28 FCFA388,036	$58.28 ₫1,461,615	-90.6%
Average			-61.2%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Brazzaville	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.10 FCFA30,667	$243.92 ₫6,117,568	+396.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,800.00 FCFA5,496,236	$12,260.72 ₫307,498,748	+39.3%
Average			+218.1%

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pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.85 FCFA3,031	$0.99 ₫24,801	-79.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.14 FCFA2,584	$1.83 ₫45,977	-55.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 FCFA2,030	$1.38 ₫34,721	-57.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.25 FCFA25,761	$26.31 ₫659,784	-36.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.34 FCFA3,960	$4.15 ₫104,164	-34.5%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 10.6% less for clothing

	Brazzaville	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.50 FCFA35,913	$36.72 ₫920,969	-36.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 FCFA37,474	$26.37 ₫661,359	-56.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.00 FCFA62,457	$92.93 ₫2,330,703	-7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00 FCFA34,351	$86.41 ₫2,167,222	+57.1%
Average			-10.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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