Hanoi vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$2581
🏠 One person rent
$302
$563
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$127
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
32
😀 Quality of life
65
21
🏙️ Population
8.44M
14.6M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 43% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 7418th and 4833rd ($652 vs $1148) 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 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 5259th and 9069th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Kinshasa

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Hanoi Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
13.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$8.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$1.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$6.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$22
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$4749

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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 Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$595
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$538
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$536
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$536
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$536
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$893
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$871
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$706
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$928
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$853
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$946
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1116
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$836
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$993
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1029
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$660
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$708
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$684
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1241
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$719
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$606
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$494
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$682
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$808
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$885
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$671
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$526
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$858
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1046
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1044
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1363
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$755
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1413
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$665
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$793
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$849