Alexandria vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$164
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$746
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$481
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
49
71
😀 Quality of life
51
65
🏙️ Population
4.87M
8.25M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 22% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 8536th and 7372nd ($495 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.8 months in Hanoi. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 6224th and 4592nd 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
$5.31
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.91
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$9.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
10.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$2514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$5.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$13775

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422