Alexandria vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$103
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
72
😀 Quality of life
56
65
🏙️ Population
5.36M
8.72M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 43% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 8976th and 7229th ($400 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.5 months in Hanoi. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 6248th and 5251st 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
$4.25
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$1.86
🥤 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
$130
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$12836

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380