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Hanoi vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 79.9% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 44.5% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 6.0% more in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 48.8% more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 51.7% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 7.1 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.8% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 2.9% more in Hanoi

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Hanoi are more expensive than in N'djamena. Expenses including housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Hanoi. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of N'djamena, you would:

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pay 44.5% less for restaurants

	N'djamena	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,801	$1.98 ₫51,266	-75.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,519	$4.75 ₫123,039	+10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA530	$0.44 ₫11,484	-50.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA398	$0.26 ₫6,665	-62.0%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 6.0% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA192	$1.03 ₫26,651	+214.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA960	$5.00 ₫129,664	+206.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,482	$5.30 ₫137,369	-52.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,272	$1.59 ₫41,106	-26.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,742	$1.59 ₫41,310	-46.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,307	$1.72 ₫44,586	-22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA458	$0.46 ₫11,985	-40.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA1,016	$0.76 ₫19,784	-55.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA624	$0.49 ₫12,619	-54.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA406	$0.46 ₫11,806	-34.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA406	$0.54 ₫13,952	-22.2%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 48.8% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,304	$3.47 ₫89,888	-11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA48,009	$7.91 ₫205,065	-90.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,625,263	$39,554.95 ₫1,025,323,605	+250.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,160	$5.38 ₫139,444	+46.3%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 51.7% less for housing

	N'djamena	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA112,021	$9.00 ₫233,396	-95.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA814,700	$338.66 ₫8,778,635	-75.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA105,620	$239.31 ₫6,203,208	+33.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA110,139	$58.28 ₫1,510,656	-68.9%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 7.1 times more for childcare

	N'djamena	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA21,124	$243.92 ₫6,322,829	+578.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA960,183	$12,260.72 ₫317,816,140	+650.4%
Average			+614.5%

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pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA720	$0.99 ₫25,633	-19.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$1.83 ₫47,520
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA552	$1.38 ₫35,886	+47.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA76,815	$26.31 ₫681,922	-79.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,881	$4.15 ₫107,659	-15.3%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 2.9% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA19,204	$36.72 ₫951,870	+12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA36,007	$26.37 ₫683,549	-57.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA31,206	$92.93 ₫2,408,904	+75.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA62,412	$86.41 ₫2,239,938	-18.6%
Average			+2.9%

N'djamena vs. Hanoi - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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