Hanoi vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$342
$585
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$1005
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$142
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
33
😀 Quality of life
65
24
🏙️ Population
8.72M
14.6M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 40% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 7229th and 4860th ($702 vs $1163) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 5251st and 9013th 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
$2.02
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$2210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$1801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$8.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$1.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$7.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$48.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$5144

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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 Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$602
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$543
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$544
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$544
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$543
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$895
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$870
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$695
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$932
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$815
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$897
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1047
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$851
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$999
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1037
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$699
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$745
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$665
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1239
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$692
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$595
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$492
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$662
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$816
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$887
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$668
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$522
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$857
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1042
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1254
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$750
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1344
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$641
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$785
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$834