Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 33.8% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 9.2% more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,516
|
$2.13
₫54,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,308
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
$0.48
₫12,327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,931
|
$0.29
₫7,375
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,931
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,492
|
$6.19
₫157,631
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,613
|
$5.49
₫139,675
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,612
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,278
|
$1.71
₫43,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,089
|
$1.53
₫38,950
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF876
|
$0.55
₫14,122
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,668
|
$0.79
₫20,069
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,460
|
$0.57
₫14,399
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF771
|
$0.48
₫12,274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
$0.65
₫16,614
|
|
pay 34.4% more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,528
|
$4.32
₫109,939
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,370
|
$8.53
₫217,048
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,611,872
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,822
|
$5.42
₫137,826
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,370
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF620,548
|
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,429
|
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,636
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
|
pay 18.7% less for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,378,995
|
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,474,886
|
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,655
|
$0.85
₫21,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,205
|
$2.06
₫52,293
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,895
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,160
|
$29.54
₫751,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,950
|
$4.69
₫119,377
|
|
pay 34.3% more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,950
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,849
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,900
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF248,219
|
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
|
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