Hanoi vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$342
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$541
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$136
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
72
54
😀 Quality of life
65
48
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.68M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 3% less expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 7229th and 7132nd ($702 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Uganda, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.2 months in Kampala. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 5251st and 6923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Kampala

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Hanoi Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$49.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$45.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
20.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$1211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$1013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$4.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$43
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$4366

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Kampala

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$670
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$563
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$593
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$624
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$651
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$505
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$533
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$572
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$825
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$520
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$623
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$810
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$620
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$798
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$811
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$518
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$508
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$691
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$544
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$395
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$507
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$409
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$692
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$693
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$797
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$694
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$517
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$528
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$693
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$798
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$455
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$759
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$691
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$419
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$839
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$542
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$691
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$602