Alexandria vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
72
😀 Quality of life
56
65
🏙️ Population
4.87M
8.44M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 41% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 9006th and 7418th ($384 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Egypt and Vietnam, respectively. Check Egypt vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 6233rd and 5259th 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
$4.15
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$11154

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

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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