Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 22.1% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 24.2% less for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS7,784.24
|
$1.98
₫50,006
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS15,976.41
|
$4.75
₫120,015
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,666.73
|
$0.44
₫11,201
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS819.79
|
$0.26
₫6,501
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,938.19
|
$1.03
₫25,996
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS10,166.91
|
$5.00
₫126,477
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS12,126.75
|
$5.30
₫133,993
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS4,513.53
|
$1.59
₫40,096
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS6,293.06
|
$1.59
₫40,295
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,985.51
|
$1.72
₫43,491
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,025.85
|
$0.46
₫11,690
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS923.46
|
$0.76
₫19,298
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS947.60
|
$0.49
₫12,309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS814.82
|
$0.46
₫11,516
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,345.45
|
$0.54
₫13,609
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,472.43
|
$3.47
₫87,679
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS52,393.89
|
$7.91
₫200,025
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS42,414,101.72
|
$39,554.95
₫1,000,125,384
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS28,853.56
|
$5.38
₫136,017
|
|
pay 5.3% less for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS160,674.60
|
$9.00
₫227,660
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS775,533.98
|
$338.66
₫8,562,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS634,816.41
|
$239.31
₫6,050,759
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS107,231.12
|
$58.28
₫1,473,530
|
|
pay 50.8% more for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS632,670.43
|
$243.92
₫6,167,440
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS16,582,649.58
|
$12,260.72
₫310,005,531
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS3,143.63
|
$0.99
₫25,003
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,792.44
|
$1.83
₫46,352
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,802.77
|
$1.38
₫35,004
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS97,540.55
|
$26.31
₫665,163
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS15,219.18
|
$4.15
₫105,013
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS30,646.27
|
$36.72
₫928,477
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS58,319.39
|
$26.37
₫666,750
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS121,004.94
|
$92.93
₫2,349,703
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS103,272.99
|
$86.41
₫2,184,889
|
|
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