Cost of living comparison
N'djamena is 58.3% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in N'djamena instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,048
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,278
|
$0.92
FCFA565
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,346
|
$0.67
FCFA411
|
|
pay 37.3% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,010
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,124
|
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,408
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,796
|
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,066
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,990
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,342
|
$0.63
FCFA388
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,225
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,548
|
$0.46
FCFA280
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
Hanoi
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,506
|
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,193
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,282
|
?? | |
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
|
pay 87.4% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
|
pay 88.3% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,619
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,087
|
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫748,793
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫118,906
|
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
|
pay 32.4% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
N'djamena
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
|
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