Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 16.7% cheaper than Maputo.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN699.23
|
$1.98
₫50,344
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN638.30
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.49
|
$0.44
₫11,277
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.05
|
$0.26
₫6,545
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.75
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN539.41
|
$5.00
₫127,331
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN368.67
|
$5.30
₫134,897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.65
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN155.99
|
$1.59
₫40,567
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.45
|
$1.72
₫43,784
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.03
|
$0.46
₫11,769
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.19
|
$0.76
₫19,428
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.86
|
$0.49
₫12,392
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.07
|
$0.46
₫11,593
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.16
|
$0.54
₫13,701
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Maputo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.57
|
$3.47
₫88,270
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN840.38
|
$7.91
₫201,374
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,097,699.79
|
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,177.61
|
$5.38
₫136,935
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
Maputo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,487.36
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN49,945.23
|
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,480.83
|
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,917.27
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
|
pay 55.4% more for childcare
Maputo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,236.42
|
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN354,841.33
|
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
|
pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN79.91
|
$0.99
₫25,172
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.81
|
$1.83
₫46,665
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN164.82
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,109.78
|
$26.31
₫669,650
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN449.51
|
$4.15
₫105,722
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Maputo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,172.62
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,870.76
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,828.04
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,618.84
|
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
|
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