Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 17.4% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 17.5% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫52,824
|
$1.92
BIF5,476
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫137,342
|
$3.24
BIF9,241
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,000
|
$0.43
BIF1,232
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,179
|
$0.67
BIF1,917
|
|
pay 4.4% less for groceries
Hanoi
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,391
|
$0.67
BIF1,917
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫153,453
|
$4.01
BIF11,409
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫135,973
|
$3.00
BIF8,551
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,242
|
$2.65
BIF7,557
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫42,424
|
$3.23
BIF9,212
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫37,918
|
$2.47
BIF7,038
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,747
|
$0.31
BIF869
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,537
|
$0.58
BIF1,656
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,017
|
$0.51
BIF1,449
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫11,948
|
$0.27
BIF766
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,173
|
$0.52
BIF1,470
|
|
pay 15.3% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫107,025
|
$4.37
BIF12,438
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫211,296
|
$14.42
BIF41,072
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,056,477,524
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,334,248
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫134,173
|
$8.65
BIF24,643
|
|
pay 33.1% less for housing
Hanoi
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫234,736
|
$14.42
BIF41,072
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,394,144
|
$216.29
BIF616,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,131,462
|
$81.71
BIF232,744
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,429,856
|
$11.03
BIF31,408
|
|
pay 43.6% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,013,795
|
$480.65
BIF1,369,080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫333,616,807
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,227,007
|
|
pay 82.2% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,130
|
$0.58
BIF1,643
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫50,907
|
$2.16
BIF6,161
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫36,977
|
$2.40
BIF6,845
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫731,831
|
$19.23
BIF54,763
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫116,213
|
$24.03
BIF68,454
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,093,454
|
$24.03
BIF68,454
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫873,995
|
$72.10
BIF205,362
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,341,859
|
$48.07
BIF136,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,312,512
|
$86.52
BIF246,434
|
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