Alexandria vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
49
71
😀 Quality of life
48
63
🏙️ Population
4.87M
8.44M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 52% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 9207th and 7305th ($310 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 0.8 months in Hanoi. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 6328th and 4684th 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
$3.44
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$13338

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$308
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$315
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$306
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$335
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$327
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$424
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$323
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$291
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$345
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$282
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$339
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$310
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$334
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$303
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$357
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$609
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1713
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1671
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1727
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1607
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1775
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1632
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1528
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$306
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1815
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1372
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1795
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1751
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1741
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2020
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2154

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407