Hanoi vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$282
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
71
46
😀 Quality of life
65
38
🏙️ Population
8.25M
15.1M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 41% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 7372nd and 8781st ($631 vs $448) 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 4592nd and 7384th 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
$2.04
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.32
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$5.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$718

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443