Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 3.8 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,200
|
$15.00
CDF41,775.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,920
|
$10.08
CDF28,060.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,312
|
$2.78
CDF7,730.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,366
|
$0.84
CDF2,334.86
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,053
|
$2.26
CDF6,291.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,451
|
$4.75
CDF13,228.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,515
|
$8.16
CDF22,738.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,291
|
$4.38
CDF12,192.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,529
|
$2.16
CDF6,023.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,905
|
$4.12
CDF11,484.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,106
|
$1.37
CDF3,828.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫20,046
|
$2.07
CDF5,761.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,382
|
$2.77
CDF7,707.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,260
|
$1.63
CDF4,544.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,595
|
$1.57
CDF4,359.67
|
|
pay 58.6% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,814
|
$4.62
CDF12,861.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,800
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,084,000,886
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,491,346.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,668
|
$14.35
CDF39,964.81
|
|
pay 11.8 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,851
|
$300.00
CDF835,500.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,638,880
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,347,200.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,265,147
|
$680.00
CDF1,893,800.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,467,106
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,835.76
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,170,467
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫342,308,195
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,508,000.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,680
|
$1.74
CDF4,845.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,233
|
$4.35
CDF12,110.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,940
|
$3.50
CDF9,747.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫750,896
|
$97.50
CDF271,537.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫119,240
|
$10.00
CDF27,850.00
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,121,941
|
$40.00
CDF111,400.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫896,764
|
$35.00
CDF97,475.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,402,869
|
$90.00
CDF250,650.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,372,758
|
$93.33
CDF259,933.33
|
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