Cost of living comparison
Harare is 99.0% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Harare instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,216
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
|
pay 35.1% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
|
pay 15.5% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 81.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 41.4% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
|
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