Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 20.6% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 27.5% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,048
|
$3.46
MAD35.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
$4.95
MAD50.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,278
|
$0.59
MAD5.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,346
|
$0.40
MAD4.01
|
|
pay 36.1% less for groceries
Hanoi
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
$0.47
MAD4.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,010
|
$4.24
MAD42.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,124
|
$2.92
MAD29.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
$1.42
MAD14.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,408
|
$2.41
MAD24.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,796
|
$0.59
MAD5.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,066
|
$0.53
MAD5.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,990
|
$0.25
MAD2.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,342
|
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,225
|
$0.23
MAD2.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,548
|
$0.26
MAD2.64
|
|
pay 50.6% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,506
|
$5.19
MAD52.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,193
|
$24.73
MAD250.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
$24,733.94
MAD250,384.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,282
|
$7.28
MAD73.66
|
|
pay 57.6% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
$32.97
MAD333.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
$432.59
MAD4,379.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
$239.12
MAD2,420.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
$30.54
MAD309.12
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
$117.61
MAD1,190.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
$3,660.62
MAD37,056.83
|
|
pay 98.8% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,619
|
$3.71
MAD37.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,087
|
$1.84
MAD18.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
$3.76
MAD38.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫748,793
|
$23.71
MAD239.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫118,906
|
$6.43
MAD65.10
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
$58.04
MAD587.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
$47.61
MAD481.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
$79.02
MAD799.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
$75.50
MAD764.31
|
|
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