Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 34.1% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
Luanda
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
AOA5,500.76
|
$1.96
₫49,708
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.44
AOA7,696.46
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,495.05
|
$0.46
₫11,584
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA949.38
|
$0.28
₫6,980
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
Luanda
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AOA1,221.48
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
AOA4,081.51
|
$4.78
₫120,982
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.40
AOA6,747.65
|
$5.22
₫132,058
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
AOA2,323.41
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
AOA2,629.98
|
$1.68
₫42,464
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,120.03
|
$1.60
₫40,435
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA450.07
|
$0.46
₫11,759
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
AOA1,479.77
|
$0.76
₫19,287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
AOA974.63
|
$0.47
₫11,982
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
AOA791.55
|
$0.44
₫11,239
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AOA731.47
|
$0.58
₫14,656
|
|
pay 27.1% more for transportation
Luanda
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,280.57
|
$3.48
₫87,946
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.08
AOA33,800.23
|
$7.86
₫198,833
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,120,706.07
|
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
AOA11,576.15
|
$5.34
₫135,206
|
|
pay 43.7% less for housing
Luanda
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.93
AOA130,277.80
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.42
AOA492,592.10
|
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.66
AOA260,380.58
|
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA66,994.18
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
|
pay 32.3% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.04
AOA678,195.62
|
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,300.32
AOA11,211,737.22
|
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,777.42
|
$0.98
₫24,854
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
AOA3,474.46
|
$1.87
₫47,322
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,171.59
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.44
AOA35,038.05
|
$24.74
₫625,871
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
AOA4,385.31
|
$4.72
₫119,300
|
|
pay 65.3% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.83
AOA105,582.37
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$99.99
AOA91,141.70
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.36
AOA156,191.68
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$263.13
AOA239,841.31
|
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
|
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