Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 2.1% cheaper than Maputo.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN949.70
|
$2.13
₫53,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN274.91
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.23
|
$0.48
₫12,123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.32
|
$0.29
₫7,253
|
|
pay 14.5% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.80
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN559.82
|
$6.19
₫155,028
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.01
|
$5.49
₫137,368
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.26
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN151.91
|
$1.71
₫42,860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.26
|
$1.53
₫38,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.92
|
$0.55
₫13,888
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.03
|
$0.79
₫19,738
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.10
|
$0.57
₫14,161
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.37
|
$0.48
₫12,071
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.74
|
$0.65
₫16,339
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Maputo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN285.88
|
$4.32
₫108,123
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.04
|
$8.53
₫213,464
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,099,342.21
|
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,224.30
|
$5.42
₫135,549
|
|
pay 42.9% less for housing
Maputo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,897.53
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,130.22
|
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,472.29
|
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,802.42
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
|
pay 95.0% more for childcare
Maputo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,001.45
|
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN282,757.04
|
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN74.98
|
$0.85
₫21,346
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN117.96
|
$2.06
₫51,429
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN149.95
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,782.15
|
$29.54
₫739,340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN399.87
|
$4.69
₫117,405
|
|
pay 13.5% more for clothing
Maputo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,566.18
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,481.93
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,748.51
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,164.74
|
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
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