Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 75.9% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,344
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
$9.80
F CFA6,165
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,277
|
$1.37
F CFA861
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,545
|
$0.61
F CFA385
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
$0.51
F CFA321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,331
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,897
|
$8.54
F CFA5,368
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
$2.26
F CFA1,423
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,567
|
$3.30
F CFA2,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,784
|
$1.67
F CFA1,049
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,769
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,428
|
$1.06
F CFA664
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,392
|
$0.72
F CFA454
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,593
|
$0.56
F CFA350
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,701
|
$0.26
F CFA163
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,270
|
$3.45
F CFA2,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,374
|
$12.25
F CFA7,707
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
$19,606.70
F CFA12,330,925
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,935
|
$3.76
F CFA2,363
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
$796.52
F CFA500,944
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
$170.73
F CFA107,377
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
$925.87
F CFA582,294
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
$4,493.20
F CFA2,825,837
|
|
pay 53.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,172
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,665
|
$3.00
F CFA1,884
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫669,650
|
$54.46
F CFA34,253
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,722
|
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
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