Cost of living comparison
Mogadishu is 21.7% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 34.0% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,708
|
$3.00
SOS1,712
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,584
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,980
|
$0.50
SOS285
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,982
|
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,058
|
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,464
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,435
|
$1.40
SOS799
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,759
|
$0.38
SOS218
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,287
|
$0.92
SOS526
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,982
|
$0.45
SOS259
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,239
|
$0.46
SOS264
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,656
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,946
|
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫198,833
|
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫135,206
|
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
|
pay 64.0% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
|
pay 81.2% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,854
|
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,322
|
$1.38
SOS785
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫625,871
|
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫119,300
|
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pay 38.3% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Mogadishu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
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