Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 26.9% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,000
|
$1.98
₫50,006
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,500
|
$4.75
₫120,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA567
|
$0.44
₫11,201
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA602
|
$0.26
₫6,501
|
|
pay 14.4% less for groceries
Dakar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA337
|
$1.03
₫25,996
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,128
|
$5.00
₫126,477
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,462
|
$5.30
₫133,993
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,477
|
$1.59
₫40,096
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,685
|
$1.59
₫40,295
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA623
|
$1.72
₫43,491
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA499
|
$0.46
₫11,690
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA604
|
$0.76
₫19,298
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA539
|
$0.49
₫12,309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA393
|
$0.46
₫11,516
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA331
|
$0.54
₫13,609
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
Dakar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,747
|
$3.47
₫87,679
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA14,999
|
$7.91
₫200,025
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,498,659
|
$39,554.95
₫1,000,125,384
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,499
|
$5.38
₫136,017
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
Dakar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA29,731
|
$9.00
₫227,660
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA570,748
|
$338.66
₫8,562,892
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA199,984
|
$239.31
₫6,050,759
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA59,642
|
$58.28
₫1,473,530
|
|
pay 39.2% more for childcare
Dakar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA152,488
|
$243.92
₫6,167,440
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,159,662
|
$12,260.72
₫310,005,531
|
|
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,500
|
$0.99
₫25,003
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,589
|
$1.83
₫46,352
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA900
|
$1.38
₫35,004
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA39,663
|
$26.31
₫665,163
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,000
|
$4.15
₫105,013
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Dakar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA35,997
|
$36.72
₫928,477
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA22,998
|
$26.37
₫666,750
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA53,996
|
$92.93
₫2,349,703
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA56,745
|
$86.41
₫2,184,889
|
|
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