Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 12.9% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 58.2% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
$2.13
₫53,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CFA660
|
$0.48
₫12,123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CFA589
|
$0.29
₫7,253
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
CFA3,817
|
$6.19
₫155,028
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CFA4,686
|
$5.49
₫137,368
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
CFA1,369
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
CFA2,981
|
$1.71
₫42,860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
CFA628
|
$1.53
₫38,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA395
|
$0.55
₫13,888
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA558
|
$0.79
₫19,738
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CFA381
|
$0.57
₫14,161
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CFA316
|
$0.48
₫12,071
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA266
|
$0.65
₫16,339
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
Dakar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
CFA3,235
|
$4.32
₫108,123
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
CFA12,894
|
$8.53
₫213,464
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
CFA17,020,723
|
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
CFA13,926
|
$5.42
₫135,549
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
Dakar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
CFA29,458
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
CFA504,692
|
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
CFA286,240
|
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
CFA50,464
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
|
pay 82.2% more for childcare
Dakar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
CFA151,868
|
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
CFA3,115,308
|
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
$0.85
₫21,346
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
CFA2,238
|
$2.06
₫51,429
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
CFA42,810
|
$29.54
₫739,340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
$4.69
₫117,405
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
CFA33,010
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
CFA22,350
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
CFA51,407
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
CFA46,936
|
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
|
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