Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 49.9% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 9.2% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Abuja
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,708
|
$2.58
NGN4,229.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
$5.61
NGN9,203.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,584
|
$0.46
NGN761.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,980
|
$0.27
NGN448.03
|
|
pay 30.4% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Abuja
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
$1.47
NGN2,412.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,982
|
$0.95
NGN1,558.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,058
|
$11.68
NGN19,174.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
$1.58
NGN2,596.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,464
|
$2.68
NGN4,390.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,435
|
$1.63
NGN2,677.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,759
|
$0.74
NGN1,222.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,287
|
$0.83
NGN1,355.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,982
|
$0.74
NGN1,209.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,239
|
$0.64
NGN1,044.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,656
|
$0.71
NGN1,161.86
|
|
pay 22.3% less for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Abuja
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,946
|
$2.64
NGN4,325.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫198,833
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
$6,330.29
NGN10,389,398.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫135,206
|
$7.55
NGN12,388.55
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Abuja
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
$41.58
NGN68,233.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
$2,689.63
NGN4,414,273.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,947,055.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
$16.95
NGN27,825.93
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
$98.94
NGN162,389.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
$2,650.91
NGN4,350,725.03
|
|
pay 42.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Abuja
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,854
|
$1.22
NGN2,000.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,322
|
$1.74
NGN2,854.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫625,871
|
$45.10
NGN74,017.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫119,300
|
$8.10
NGN13,289.60
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Abuja
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
$26.71
NGN43,844.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
$28.78
NGN47,235.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
$60.54
NGN99,360.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
$78.16
NGN128,281.93
|
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