Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 2.4 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 19.1% less for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,720
|
$1.98
₫50,216
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,006
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS358
|
$0.44
₫11,248
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS287
|
$0.26
₫6,528
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS669
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,075
|
$5.00
₫127,007
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,038
|
$5.30
₫134,555
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,045
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,083
|
$1.59
₫40,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS803
|
$1.72
₫43,673
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$0.46
₫11,739
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS529
|
$0.76
₫19,378
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS265
|
$0.49
₫12,361
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS251
|
$0.46
₫11,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.54
₫13,667
|
|
pay 87.1% more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,242
|
$3.47
₫88,046
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,465
|
$7.91
₫200,863
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,299,229
|
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,325
|
$5.38
₫136,587
|
|
pay 40.9% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,347
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS103,181
|
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,814
|
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,908
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,276
|
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS507,309
|
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,293
|
$0.99
₫25,108
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS788
|
$1.83
₫46,546
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS969
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$26.31
₫667,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,509
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,949
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,993
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,598
|
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
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