Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 1.2% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 34.4% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,272
|
$1.84
BIF5,429
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,654
|
$3.69
BIF10,905
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,261
|
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,535
|
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
|
pay 4.7% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,135
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,150
|
$6.06
BIF17,904
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,706
|
$2.75
BIF8,129
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,309
|
$2.05
BIF6,051
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,509
|
$3.19
BIF9,420
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,722
|
$2.64
BIF7,796
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,752
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,400
|
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,375
|
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,577
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,682
|
$0.26
BIF780
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,145
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,089
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,005,447,244
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,741
|
?? |
pay 42.0% less for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,872
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,608,457
|
$289.31
BIF854,361
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,082,956
|
$73.09
BIF215,849
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,481,371
|
?? | |
pay 35.1% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,200,258
|
$105.93
BIF312,821
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,655,131
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141
|
|
pay 53.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,136
|
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,599
|
$2.95
BIF8,724
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,191
|
$2.43
BIF7,162
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫668,702
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,572
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫933,418
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫670,298
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,362,207
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,196,516
|
?? |
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