Asmara vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$227
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
72
😀 Quality of life
14
65
🏙️ Population
963K
8.44M

The cost of living in Asmara is 18% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 8435th and 7418th ($533 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Vietnam, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 9205th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$11154

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$911
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$964
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$903
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$498
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$560
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$498
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$522
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$512
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$1116
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$500
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$559
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$560
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$860
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$586
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$557
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$829
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$918
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$879
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$1162
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$896
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$1155
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$910
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$1289
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$1175
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$857
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$517
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$502
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$568
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$551
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$529
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$560
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$590
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$563
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$571
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$483
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$1261
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$1181
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$560
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$790
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$726
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$758
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