Cost of living comparison

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Ouagadougou vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 54.2% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants
pay 48.9% more in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 80.2% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation
pay 39.6% more in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Ouagadougou
Childcare
pay 13.5% less in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 47.4% more in Ouagadougou

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Hanoi, you would:

pay 48.9% more for restaurants

 
Hanoi
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.98
₫50,057
$1.23
F CFA778
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.75
₫120,137
$7.35
F CFA4,670
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.44
₫11,213
$0.76
F CFA484

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pay 80.2% more for groceries

 
Hanoi
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$1.03
₫26,023
$0.71
F CFA454
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.00
₫126,605
$8.17
F CFA5,189
Milk (1 gallon) $5.30
₫134,129
$9.16
F CFA5,819

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pay 39.6% more for transportation

 
Hanoi
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.47
₫87,767
$4.84
F CFA3,074
Monthly public transit pass $7.91
₫200,228
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,554.95
₫1,001,138,234
??

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Hanoi
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.00
₫227,891
$44.85
F CFA28,486
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $338.66
₫8,571,564
$408.47
F CFA259,431
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $239.31
₫6,056,886
$285.93
F CFA181,602

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pay 13.5% less for childcare

 
Hanoi
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $243.92
₫6,173,686
$122.54
F CFA77,829
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,260.72
₫310,319,481
$15,052.55
F CFA9,560,247

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pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Hanoi
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.99
₫25,028
$1.14
F CFA726
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.83
₫46,399
$1.63
F CFA1,038
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.38
₫35,040
$1.63
F CFA1,038

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Hanoi
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.72
₫929,417
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.37
₫667,425
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.93
₫2,352,083
??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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