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Bulawayo vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Bulawayo is 2.2 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 52.9% more in Bulawayo
Groceries: pay 18.5% more in Bulawayo
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Bulawayo
Housing: pay 7.1 times more in Bulawayo
Childcare: pay 38.4% less in Bulawayo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.4% more in Bulawayo
Clothing: pay 28.6% less in Bulawayo

The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Bulawayo are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Bulawayo. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bulawayo.

Bulawayo vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bulawayo instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 52.9% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Bulawayo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,842	$4.50 ZWL1,449.00	+137.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,640	$5.00 ZWL1,610.00	+15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,461	$0.50 ZWL161.00	+5.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,471	$0.38 ZWL120.75	+52.5%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 18.5% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Bulawayo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,828	$1.03 ZWL330.24	+13.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,387	$4.84 ZWL1,557.57	-2.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,798	$5.82 ZWL1,873.05	+10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,667	$1.87 ZWL600.53	+23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,807	$1.77 ZWL569.62	+11.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,770	$0.83 ZWL267.77	-42.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,373	$0.71 ZWL229.05	+51.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,391	$1.12 ZWL360.72	+69.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,154	$0.47 ZWL151.04	-6.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,627	$0.60 ZWL194.74	+36.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,133	$0.64 ZWL204.70	+37.9%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Bulawayo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,329	$5.90 ZWL1,900.93	+84.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,368	$30.00 ZWL9,660.00	+296.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,842,105	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	-34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,533	$19.00 ZWL6,118.00	+238.9%
Average			+146.3%

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pay 7.1 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Bulawayo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,277	$225.00 ZWL72,450.00	+2493.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,171,618	$200.00 ZWL64,400.00	-42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,801,161	$120.00 ZWL38,640.00	-53.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,480,135	$72.39 ZWL23,310.27	+28.7%
Average			+606.6%

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pay 38.4% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Bulawayo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,091,813	$206.67 ZWL66,546.67	-10.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,128,655	$4,000.00 ZWL1,288,000.00	-66.1%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 74.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Bulawayo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,921	$1.75 ZWL563.50	+84.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,163	$2.12 ZWL684.25	+18.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,889	$1.50 ZWL483.00	+13.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫735,058	$35.00 ZWL11,270.00	+25.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,684	$12.50 ZWL4,025.00	+230.0%
Average			+74.4%

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pay 28.6% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Bulawayo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,435	$22.50 ZWL7,245.00	-46.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,643	$11.67 ZWL3,756.67	-49.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,847	$63.75 ZWL20,527.50	-26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,905,076	$77.50 ZWL24,955.00	+7.1%
Average			-28.6%

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