Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 54.6% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 4.9% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,200
|
$2.90
NGN3,585.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,920
|
$5.38
NGN6,639.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,312
|
$0.48
NGN588.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,366
|
$0.26
NGN315.39
|
|
pay 31.7% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,053
|
$1.43
NGN1,764.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,451
|
$3.30
NGN4,070.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,515
|
$11.67
NGN14,410.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,291
|
$1.96
NGN2,422.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,529
|
$2.36
NGN2,915.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,905
|
$1.79
NGN2,208.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,106
|
$0.76
NGN933.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫20,046
|
$0.23
NGN281.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,382
|
$0.60
NGN742.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,260
|
$1.39
NGN1,716.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,595
|
$0.71
NGN873.41
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,814
|
$1.60
NGN1,977.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,800
|
$32.26
NGN39,838.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,084,000,886
|
$21,989.25
NGN27,156,720.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,668
|
$6.24
NGN7,702.15
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,851
|
$56.72
NGN70,049.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,638,880
|
$2,494.62
NGN3,080,860.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,265,147
|
$1,075.27
NGN1,327,956.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,467,106
|
$31.07
NGN38,369.30
|
|
pay 49.7% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,170,467
|
$163.98
NGN202,513.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫342,308,195
|
$4,462.37
NGN5,511,021.51
|
|
pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,680
|
$0.97
NGN1,195.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,233
|
$2.17
NGN2,676.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,940
|
$1.08
NGN1,327.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫750,896
|
$45.70
NGN56,438.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫119,240
|
$7.53
NGN9,295.70
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,121,941
|
$20.70
NGN25,563.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫896,764
|
$38.71
NGN47,806.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,402,869
|
$45.16
NGN55,774.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,372,758
|
$75.27
NGN92,956.99
|
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