Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 33.7% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 48.1% less for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
$2.13
₫54,262
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
$0.48
₫12,327
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
$0.29
₫7,375
|
|
pay 6.7% more for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
$6.19
₫157,631
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
$5.49
₫139,675
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
$1.71
₫43,579
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
$1.53
₫38,950
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.55
₫14,122
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS703
|
$0.79
₫20,069
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
$0.57
₫14,399
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.48
₫12,274
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
$0.65
₫16,614
|
|
pay 32.1% more for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
$4.32
₫109,939
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
$8.53
₫217,048
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
$5.42
₫137,826
|
|
pay 24.0% more for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
|
pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
$0.85
₫21,705
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
$2.06
₫52,293
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
$29.54
₫751,756
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
$4.69
₫119,377
|
|
pay 88.0% more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
|
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