Hanoi vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$302
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$105
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
72
12
😀 Quality of life
65
25
🏙️ Population
8.44M
989K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 10% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7418th and 7884th ($652 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Malawi, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Lilongwe ranked 7th in Malawi, while ranked 5259th and 8966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Lilongwe

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Hanoi Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$2356

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653