Hanoi vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$292
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
71
13
😀 Quality of life
62
20
🏙️ Population
8.44M
989K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 10% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7236th and 7807th ($647 vs $587) 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 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 4848th and 8847th 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
$1.94
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$2351

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$518
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$492
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$493
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$457
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$566
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$507
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$825
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$525
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$748
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$992
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$794
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$873
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$646
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$675
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$461
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$752
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$541
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$947
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$872
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$738
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$776
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$917
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1018
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$723
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$875
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1003
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$730
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1506
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$597
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1150
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$854
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$700
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$961
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$766
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$502
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$486
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$688