Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 95.7% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,272
|
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,654
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,261
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,535
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 45.7% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,135
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,150
|
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,706
|
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,309
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,509
|
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,722
|
$1.02
F CFA641
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,752
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,400
|
$0.99
F CFA622
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,375
|
$0.88
F CFA555
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,577
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,682
|
$0.54
F CFA341
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,145
|
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,089
|
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,005,447,244
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,741
|
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,872
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,608,457
|
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,082,956
|
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,481,371
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
|
pay 21.2% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,200,258
|
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,655,131
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,136
|
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,599
|
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,191
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫668,702
|
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,572
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫933,418
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫670,298
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,362,207
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,196,516
|
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
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