Hanoi vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$340
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$119
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
16
😀 Quality of life
67
19
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.79M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 38% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 7314th and 4925th ($694 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Vietnam and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 4766th and 9126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Lubumbashi

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Hanoi Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
11.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$78.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$4525

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452