Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 3.7 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,048
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
$9.64
FCFA5,905
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,278
|
$2.23
FCFA1,369
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,346
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 54.6% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,010
|
$2.10
FCFA1,284
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,124
|
$15.86
FCFA9,719
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
$2.85
FCFA1,746
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,408
|
$4.56
FCFA2,795
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,796
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,066
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,990
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,342
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,225
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,548
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,506
|
$5.70
FCFA3,495
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,193
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,282
|
?? | |
pay 8.5 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,234,521
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,483,241
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
?? |
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,619
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,087
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
$4.19
FCFA2,568
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫748,793
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫118,906
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
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