Cost of living comparison

Hanoi, Vietnam

compared to

Yaounde, Cameroon

Yaounde vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 22.2% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 26.5% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 21.9% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 72.2% more in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 46.1% less in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 36.6% less in Yaounde

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Yaounde are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Yaounde. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yaounde instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫51,039	$4.08 FCFA2,445	+106.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫122,493	$4.90 FCFA2,934	+3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,433	$1.44 FCFA861	+224.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,635	$0.44 FCFA264	+71.6%
Average			+101.5%

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pay 26.5% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,533	$0.40 FCFA241	-60.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫129,089	$6.54 FCFA3,912	+30.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫136,760	$9.09 FCFA5,442	+71.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫40,924	$1.49 FCFA892	-6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,127	$2.72 FCFA1,626	+70.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫44,388	$1.89 FCFA1,131	+9.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,932	$0.86 FCFA518	+87.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,696	$0.89 FCFA532	+16.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,563	$0.51 FCFA305	+4.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,753	$0.69 FCFA414	+51.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,890	$0.62 FCFA371	+15.3%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 21.9% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫89,489	$4.60 FCFA2,751	+32.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫204,155	$16.34 FCFA9,779	+106.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,020,773,144	$31,043.95 FCFA18,580,386	-21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫138,825	$3.76 FCFA2,249	-30.1%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 72.2% more for housing

	Hanoi	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫232,360	$43.57 FCFA26,078	+383.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,739,674	$149.77 FCFA89,642	-55.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,175,678	$191.98 FCFA114,905	-19.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,503,951	$46.85 FCFA28,043	-19.6%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 46.1% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,294,768	$231.89 FCFA138,791	-4.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫316,405,649	$1,552.20 FCFA929,019	-87.3%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,519	$1.06 FCFA636	+7.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫47,309	$1.60 FCFA955	-12.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,727	$1.63 FCFA978	+18.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫678,895	$19.06 FCFA11,409	-27.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫107,181	$8.17 FCFA4,890	+96.7%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 36.6% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫947,646	$24.51 FCFA14,669	-33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫680,515	$28.59 FCFA17,114	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,398,213	$24.51 FCFA14,669	-73.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,229,997	$44.93 FCFA26,893	-48.0%
Average			-36.6%

Hanoi vs. Yaounde - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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