Hanoi vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2969
🏠 One person rent
$290
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$1499
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$180
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
71
46
😀 Quality of life
63
41
🏙️ Population
8.44M
15.1M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 43% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 7305th and 4791st ($648 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Vietnam and Nigeria, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 4684th and 6804th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Lagos

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Hanoi Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$476
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
16.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$2307

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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 Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492