Hanoi vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$290
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$961
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
71
31
😀 Quality of life
63
40
🏙️ Population
8.44M
11.9M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 38% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 7305th and 5365th ($648 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 4684th and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$3879

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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 Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$589
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$529
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$531
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$821
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$803
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$686
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$852
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$793
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$869
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1024
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$810
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$902
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$932
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$659
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$702
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$705
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1201
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$736
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$652
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$488
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$723
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$757
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$815
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$764
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$518
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$796
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$878
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$879
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1368
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$710
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$812
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$655
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$728
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$933