Hanoi vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$290
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1100
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
14
😀 Quality of life
63
17
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.79M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 36% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 7305th and 5639th ($648 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 4684th and 8955th 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
$2.03
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$5.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$4965

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498