Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 74.8% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,931
|
$1.96
₫48,663
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,889
|
$5.32
₫131,876
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA493
|
$0.46
₫11,340
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA444
|
$0.28
₫6,833
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA197
|
$1.01
₫25,086
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA986
|
$4.78
₫118,437
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,355
|
$5.22
₫129,280
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,183
|
$1.69
₫41,832
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,789
|
$1.68
₫41,571
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,342
|
$1.60
₫39,584
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA537
|
$0.46
₫11,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,230
|
$0.76
₫18,881
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA514
|
$0.47
₫11,730
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA462
|
$0.44
₫11,003
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA403
|
$0.58
₫14,347
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,367
|
$3.48
₫86,096
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA49,307
|
$7.86
₫194,650
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,804,420
|
$39,295.00
₫973,251,131
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,219
|
$5.34
₫132,362
|
|
pay 55.1% less for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA49,307
|
$8.56
₫212,066
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA836,731
|
$339.65
₫8,412,293
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA108,476
|
$203.41
₫5,038,006
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA113,117
|
$62.58
₫1,549,880
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,695
|
$240.68
₫5,961,163
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA986,148
|
$12,685.27
₫314,186,321
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA740
|
$0.98
₫24,331
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,972
|
$1.87
₫46,327
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA641
|
$1.38
₫34,064
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA78,892
|
$24.74
₫612,706
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,958
|
$4.72
₫116,790
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,723
|
$31.89
₫789,756
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA36,981
|
$26.96
₫667,656
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,050
|
$83.38
₫2,065,233
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA64,100
|
$93.95
₫2,326,881
|
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