Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 21.2% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
$1.98
₫50,344
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
$0.44
₫11,277
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF654
|
$0.26
₫6,545
|
|
pay 32.9% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
$5.00
₫127,331
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
$5.30
₫134,897
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
$1.59
₫40,567
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
$1.72
₫43,784
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF724
|
$0.46
₫11,769
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
$0.76
₫19,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF671
|
$0.49
₫12,392
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF312
|
$0.46
₫11,593
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF451
|
$0.54
₫13,701
|
|
pay 13.9% less for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
$3.47
₫88,270
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
$7.91
₫201,374
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
$5.38
₫136,935
|
|
pay 3.6% less for housing
|
Kigali
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
|
pay 45.5% more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
$0.99
₫25,172
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
$1.83
₫46,665
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
$26.31
₫669,650
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
$4.15
₫105,722
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
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