Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 56.0% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
$2.13
₫52,824
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
$5.54
₫137,342
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
$0.48
₫12,000
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
$0.29
₫7,179
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
Khartoum
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
$1.03
₫25,391
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
$6.19
₫153,453
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
$5.49
₫135,973
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
$1.62
₫40,242
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
$1.71
₫42,424
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
$1.53
₫37,918
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
$0.55
₫13,747
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
$0.79
₫19,537
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
$0.57
₫14,017
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
$0.48
₫11,948
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
$0.65
₫16,173
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
Khartoum
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
$4.32
₫107,025
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
$8.53
₫211,296
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
$42,650.00
₫1,056,477,524
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
$5.42
₫134,173
|
|
pay 15.8% less for housing
Khartoum
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
$9.48
₫234,736
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
$379.24
₫9,394,144
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
$207.16
₫5,131,462
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
$57.72
₫1,429,856
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
$242.78
₫6,013,795
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
$13,468.11
₫333,616,807
|
|
pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$0.85
₫21,130
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
$2.06
₫50,907
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
$1.49
₫36,977
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
$29.54
₫731,831
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$4.69
₫116,213
|
|
pay 76.7% more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
$44.14
₫1,093,454
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
$35.28
₫873,995
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
$94.54
₫2,341,859
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
$93.36
₫2,312,512
|
|
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