Hanoi vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanoi	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$647	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1916	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$292	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$744	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$439	$1511
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	71	19
😀 Quality of life	62	53
🏙️ Population	8.44M	2.49M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 36% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 7236th and 5424th ($647 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Angola, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 4848th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Luanda

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	Hanoi	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.94	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.31	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.2	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.01	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.39%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2965	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1710	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.82	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.48	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.38	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.9	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.44	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12394	$15041

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Cities near Hanoi

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 Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961