Hanoi vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$302
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$119
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
25
😀 Quality of life
65
39
🏙️ Population
8.44M
2.44M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 3% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7418th and 7283rd ($652 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Vietnam and Cameroon, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5259th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$1806

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778