Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 69.8% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 29.6% less for restaurants
Kigali
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$2.13
₫54,048
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 42.8% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$6.19
₫157,010
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$5.49
₫139,124
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$1.53
₫38,796
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$4.32
₫109,506
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$8.53
₫216,193
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$5.42
₫137,282
|
|
pay 22.8% less for housing
Kigali
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$0.85
₫21,619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$29.54
₫748,793
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$4.69
₫118,906
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
|
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