Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 77.0% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,048
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,278
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,346
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,010
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,124
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,408
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,796
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,066
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,990
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,342
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,225
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,548
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,506
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,193
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,282
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 30.4% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 95.1% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,619
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,087
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫748,793
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫118,906
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
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