Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 17.3% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 27.3% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,290
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫141,153
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,333
|
$0.75
SOS428
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,378
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,096
|
$0.99
SOS567
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,712
|
$2.12
SOS1,213
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,746
|
$5.44
SOS3,107
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,359
|
$1.83
SOS1,047
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,602
|
$1.85
SOS1,054
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,970
|
$1.55
SOS886
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,129
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫20,079
|
$1.18
SOS673
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,406
|
$0.47
SOS267
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,280
|
$0.45
SOS255
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,622
|
$0.44
SOS249
|
|
pay 70.7% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,995
|
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫217,159
|
$35.00
SOS19,984
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,085,794,308
|
$6,750.00
SOS3,854,105
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,896
|
$9.00
SOS5,139
|
|
pay 38.1% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫241,250
|
$32.00
SOS18,271
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,654,827
|
$197.14
SOS112,564
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,273,858
|
$84.75
SOS48,390
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,469,534
|
$70.35
SOS40,170
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,180,675
|
$58.75
SOS33,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫342,874,525
|
$1,040.00
SOS593,818
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,716
|
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,319
|
$1.30
SOS742
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫38,003
|
$1.10
SOS628
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫752,139
|
$26.25
SOS14,988
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫119,437
|
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
|
pay 49.8% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,123,797
|
$17.33
SOS9,897
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫898,248
|
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,406,844
|
$21.00
SOS11,991
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,376,683
|
$65.67
SOS37,494
|
|
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