Hanoi vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1679
🏠 One person rent
$302
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$495
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$142
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
72
57
😀 Quality of life
65
49
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.68M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 9% less expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 7418th and 7003rd ($652 vs $717) 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 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.2 months in Kampala. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 5259th and 6747th 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
$1.9
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
20.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$1201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$1048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$4.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$17.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$3783

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

Cities near Kampala

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$658
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$578
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$582
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$623
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$654
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$511
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$543
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$567
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$833
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$528
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$656
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$820
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$597
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$804
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$758
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$499
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$503
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$687
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$524
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$396
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$491
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$412
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$686
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$687
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$811
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$689
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$505
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$527
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$689
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$803
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$460
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$754
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$688
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$420
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$842
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$549
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$688
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$612