Hanoi vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2296
🏠 One person rent
$342
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$75
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
48
😀 Quality of life
65
42
🏙️ Population
8.72M
15.1M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 31% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 7229th and 5500th ($702 vs $1022) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 5251st and 7677th 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
$2.02
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
17.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$1788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$1.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$2622

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Cities near Hanoi

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 Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612