Hanoi vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$342
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$121
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
72
14
😀 Quality of life
65
30
🏙️ Population
8.72M
989K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 19% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7229th and 8027th ($702 vs $591) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 5251st and 8837th 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
$2.02
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.31
🥤 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
$367
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$2330

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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 Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718