Hanoi vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2579
🏠 One person rent
$290
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$381
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
37
😀 Quality of life
63
43
🏙️ Population
8.44M
2.15M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 36% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 7305th and 5611th ($648 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 4684th and 6695th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Harare

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Hanoi Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$8.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.99
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$53.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$124
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
14.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$18.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$34.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$8755

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407

Cities near Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841