Cost of living comparison
Accra is 36.7% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Accra instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 69.9% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,216
|
$4.82
GHS77.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
$7.37
GHS118.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$0.74
GHS11.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$0.29
GHS4.66
|
|
pay 55.7% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$1.52
GHS24.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$3.46
GHS55.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$11.31
GHS181.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$2.28
GHS36.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$2.18
GHS34.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$1.27
GHS20.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$0.59
GHS9.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$0.81
GHS13.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$1.21
GHS19.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$1.21
GHS19.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$0.96
GHS15.43
|
|
pay 92.4% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$4.34
GHS69.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
$32.96
GHS528.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
$8,000.00
GHS128,183.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
$11.16
GHS178.86
|
|
pay 98.3% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$44.40
GHS711.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$627.15
GHS10,048.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$112.15
GHS1,797.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
$39.69
GHS635.88
|
|
pay 57.1% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
$57.02
GHS913.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$7,655.73
GHS122,667.43
|
|
pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$1.21
GHS19.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$2.75
GHS44.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$1.57
GHS25.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$36.21
GHS580.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$9.33
GHS149.51
|
|
pay 52.0% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$14.87
GHS238.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$20.10
GHS322.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$32.71
GHS524.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$34.57
GHS553.85
|
|
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