Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 21.7% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 33.0% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,344
|
$2.90
TZS6,869.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
$5.96
TZS14,099.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,277
|
$0.62
TZS1,470.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,545
|
$0.31
TZS723.46
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
$0.72
TZS1,710.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,331
|
$3.79
TZS8,972.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,897
|
$4.52
TZS10,701.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
$1.68
TZS3,983.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,567
|
$2.35
TZS5,553.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,784
|
$1.11
TZS2,634.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,769
|
$0.38
TZS905.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,428
|
$0.34
TZS814.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,392
|
$0.35
TZS836.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,593
|
$0.30
TZS719.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,701
|
$0.50
TZS1,187.36
|
|
pay 52.6% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,270
|
$4.28
TZS10,124.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,374
|
$19.55
TZS46,237.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
$15,823.72
TZS37,430,316.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,935
|
$10.76
TZS25,463.18
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
$59.94
TZS141,794.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
$289.33
TZS684,406.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
$236.84
TZS560,223.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
$40.01
TZS94,631.14
|
|
pay 26.4% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
$236.03
TZS558,329.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
$6,186.60
TZS14,634,138.23
|
|
pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,172
|
$1.17
TZS2,774.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,665
|
$2.16
TZS5,111.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
$1.79
TZS4,238.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫669,650
|
$36.39
TZS86,079.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,722
|
$5.68
TZS13,430.88
|
|
pay 48.3% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
$11.43
TZS27,045.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
$21.76
TZS51,466.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
$45.14
TZS106,786.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
$38.53
TZS91,138.10
|
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