Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 22.2% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,216
|
$4.08
FCFA2,541
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$1.44
FCFA894
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$0.44
FCFA274
|
|
pay 26.5% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$6.54
FCFA4,066
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$9.09
FCFA5,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$1.49
FCFA927
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$2.72
FCFA1,690
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$1.89
FCFA1,176
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$0.86
FCFA538
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$0.89
FCFA553
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$0.51
FCFA317
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$0.62
FCFA386
|
|
pay 21.9% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$4.60
FCFA2,859
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,311,959
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
$3.76
FCFA2,338
|
|
pay 72.2% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$43.57
FCFA27,104
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$149.77
FCFA93,172
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$191.98
FCFA119,429
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
$46.85
FCFA29,147
|
|
pay 46.1% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
$231.89
FCFA144,256
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$1,552.20
FCFA965,598
|
|
pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$1.06
FCFA661
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$1.60
FCFA993
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$19.06
FCFA11,858
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$28.59
FCFA17,787
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
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