Blantyre vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$131
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$746
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$481
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
71
😀 Quality of life
29
65
🏙️ Population
1.9M
8.25M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 42% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 9046th and 7372nd ($363 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Malawi and Vietnam, respectively. Check Malawi vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 8522nd and 4592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$9.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
10.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$2514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$13775

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$1165
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$852
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$338
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$689
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$1127
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$691
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$837
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$1144
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$722
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$968
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$777
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$1176
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$1210
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$457
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$1238
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$1236
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$1121
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$777
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$795
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$513
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