Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 43.3% more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Accra, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
Accra
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.82
GHS77.15
|
$1.98
₫50,216
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
GHS118.17
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
GHS11.88
|
$0.44
₫11,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
GHS4.66
|
$0.26
₫6,528
|
|
pay 23.4% less for groceries
Accra
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS24.38
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
GHS55.41
|
$5.00
₫127,007
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.31
GHS181.15
|
$5.30
₫134,555
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
GHS36.61
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
GHS34.88
|
$1.59
₫40,464
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GHS20.42
|
$1.72
₫43,673
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS9.51
|
$0.46
₫11,739
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
GHS13.05
|
$0.76
₫19,378
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS19.31
|
$0.49
₫12,361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS19.40
|
$0.46
₫11,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
GHS15.43
|
$0.54
₫13,667
|
|
pay 61.6% more for transportation
Accra
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS69.55
|
$3.47
₫88,046
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
GHS528.18
|
$7.91
₫200,863
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS128,183.59
|
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.16
GHS178.86
|
$5.38
₫136,587
|
|
pay 8.7% more for housing
Accra
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.40
GHS711.37
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS10,048.75
|
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,797.02
|
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.69
GHS635.88
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Accra
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS913.56
|
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,655.73
GHS122,667.43
|
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
GHS19.31
|
$0.99
₫25,108
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
GHS44.10
|
$1.83
₫46,546
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
GHS25.13
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.21
GHS580.15
|
$26.31
₫667,949
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS149.51
|
$4.15
₫105,453
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Accra
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS238.34
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS322.09
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS524.07
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS553.85
|
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
|
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