Blantyre vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$146
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
72
😀 Quality of life
33
65
🏙️ Population
800K
8.72M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 28% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 8686th and 7229th ($505 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and Vietnam, respectively. Check Malawi vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 8666th and 5251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Hanoi

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Blantyre Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$12836

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$935
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$1024
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$770
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$527
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$639
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$754
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$1181
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$706
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$861
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$1521
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$577
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$815
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$686
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$1002
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$613
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$469
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$1189
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$1473
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$1030
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$630
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$1229
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$750
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$602
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$587
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$571
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$585
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$601
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$577
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$580
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$563
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$590
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$592
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$567
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$605
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$575
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$564
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$578
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$664
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$496
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$1269
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$1082
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$699
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$608
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$574
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$584
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$805
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$738
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$694
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$600
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