Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 53.8% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 25.9% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,216
|
$3.29
NGN5,489.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
$5.58
NGN9,297.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$0.50
NGN828.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$0.28
NGN460.73
|
|
pay 22.7% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$1.33
NGN2,223.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$1.25
NGN2,083.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$10.91
NGN18,173.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$1.56
NGN2,601.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$1.88
NGN3,137.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$1.50
NGN2,505.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$0.75
NGN1,249.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$0.82
NGN1,358.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$0.74
NGN1,234.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$0.66
NGN1,105.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$0.64
NGN1,060.55
|
|
pay 28.3% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$2.92
NGN4,861.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
$9.29
NGN15,473.37
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Abuja
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$41.56
NGN69,256.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$2,461.96
NGN4,102,625.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$1,158.05
NGN1,929,784.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
$23.44
NGN39,059.19
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
$133.90
NGN223,139.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$1,965.88
NGN3,275,947.10
|
|
pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Abuja
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$1.20
NGN1,992.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$1.64
NGN2,739.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$2.00
NGN3,332.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$44.84
NGN74,714.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$8.35
NGN13,919.44
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$29.79
NGN49,639.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$28.76
NGN47,932.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$68.91
NGN114,828.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$85.63
NGN142,693.52
|
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