Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.5 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,216
|
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$1.49
FCFA928
|
|
pay 78.4% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$1.11
FCFA691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$0.75
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$0.84
FCFA522
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$0.57
FCFA353
|
|
pay 81.4% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
|
pay 54.1% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
|
pay 38.8% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
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