Hanoi vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$282
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$1104
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
14
😀 Quality of life
65
21
🏙️ Population
8.25M
1.79M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 38% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 7372nd and 5141st ($631 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 4592nd and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$5005

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326