Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 3.1 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 2.9% more for restaurants
|
Kabul
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.63
AFN184
|
$1.98
₫50,344
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
AFN511
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.44
₫11,277
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.26
₫6,545
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Kabul
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
AFN137
|
$5.00
₫127,331
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
AFN213
|
$5.30
₫134,897
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
AFN103
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
AFN108
|
$1.59
₫40,567
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$1.72
₫43,784
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$0.46
₫11,769
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
$0.76
₫19,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN16
|
$0.49
₫12,392
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.46
₫11,593
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$0.54
₫13,701
|
|
pay 98.5% more for transportation
|
Kabul
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
AFN277
|
$3.47
₫88,270
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.93
AFN625
|
$7.91
₫201,374
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,079.28
AFN494,977
|
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
AFN634
|
$5.38
₫136,935
|
|
pay 70.6% more for housing
|
Kabul
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.18
AFN9,102
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.61
AFN7,244
|
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$89.85
AFN6,282
|
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.84
AFN4,953
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
|
pay 9.4 times more for childcare
|
Kabul
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.40
AFN1,636
|
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
|
pay 44.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kabul
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
AFN205
|
$0.99
₫25,172
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
AFN89
|
$1.83
₫46,665
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
AFN184
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.78
AFN614
|
$26.31
₫669,650
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.19
AFN153
|
$4.15
₫105,722
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Kabul
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.97
AFN767
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.03
AFN1,121
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$23.77
AFN1,662
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.38
AFN1,565
|
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
|
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