Hanoi vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$302
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$212
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
27
😀 Quality of life
65
49
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.16M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 14% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 7418th and 6835th ($652 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Rwanda, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.3 months in Kigali. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 5259th and 6733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
16.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$14731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$3.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$62.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$7919

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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 Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612