Blantyre vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$147
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
23
72
😀 Quality of life
30
65
🏙️ Population
800K
8.44M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 22% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 8632nd and 7418th ($506 vs $652) 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 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 8786th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$11154

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454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
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$565
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$935
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$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
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$527
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$650
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$761
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$1168
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$716
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$873
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$1511
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$587
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$748
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$655
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$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
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$1062
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$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
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$658
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$1069
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$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
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$587
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$1207
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$556
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$562
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$559
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$568
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$551
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$529
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$560
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$579
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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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$693
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$598
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$560
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$574
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$790
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$726
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$677
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$1152
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$758
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