Alexandria vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1916
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$744
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$439
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	71
😀 Quality of life	48	62
🏙️ Population	4.87M	8.44M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 51% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 9165th and 7236th ($316 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Egypt and Vietnam, respectively. Check Egypt vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 6367th and 4848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Hanoi

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	Alexandria	Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$12394

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$554
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$592
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$513
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$591
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$582
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$569
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$579
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$592
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$549
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$571
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$642
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1161
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$702
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$598
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$571
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$575
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$771
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$650
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1163
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$763
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$611
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$543
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$579
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$761
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$756
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$604
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$393