Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 36.2% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 8.1% less for restaurants
Kampala
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,821
|
$2.13
₫52,824
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX33,208
|
$5.54
₫137,342
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,622
|
$0.48
₫12,000
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,211
|
$0.29
₫7,179
|
|
pay 33.2% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,264
|
$1.03
₫25,391
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,302
|
$6.19
₫153,453
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX11,035
|
$5.49
₫135,973
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,359
|
$1.62
₫40,242
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,767
|
$1.71
₫42,424
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX5,139
|
$1.53
₫37,918
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,064
|
$0.55
₫13,747
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,730
|
$0.79
₫19,537
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,912
|
$0.57
₫14,017
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,786
|
$0.48
₫11,948
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,667
|
$0.65
₫16,173
|
|
pay 55.4% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX22,350
|
$4.32
₫107,025
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX160,854
|
$8.53
₫211,296
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX41,510,616
|
$42,650.00
₫1,056,477,524
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,604
|
$5.42
₫134,173
|
|
pay 0.4% less for housing
Kampala
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX267,977
|
$9.48
₫234,736
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,264,777
|
$379.24
₫9,394,144
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX622,659
|
$207.16
₫5,131,462
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX161,362
|
$57.72
₫1,429,856
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Kampala
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX714,905
|
$242.78
₫6,013,795
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX19,209,779
|
$13,468.11
₫333,616,807
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,151
|
$0.85
₫21,130
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,378
|
$2.06
₫50,907
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,859
|
$1.49
₫36,977
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX237,821
|
$29.54
₫731,831
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX23,350
|
$4.69
₫116,213
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX63,777
|
$44.14
₫1,093,454
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX78,232
|
$35.28
₫873,995
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX175,779
|
$94.54
₫2,341,859
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX228,308
|
$93.36
₫2,312,512
|
|
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