Hanoi vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$340
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$59
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
48
😀 Quality of life
67
43
🏙️ Population
8.72M
15.1M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 27% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 7314th and 5960th ($694 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Vietnam and Nigeria, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 4766th and 7444th 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
$2.09
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$2984

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666