Hanoi vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$2586
🏠 One person rent
$302
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$112
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
16
😀 Quality of life
65
14
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.79M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 42% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 7418th and 4892nd ($652 vs $1124) 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 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Lubumbashi ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5259th and 9202nd 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
$1.9
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$91.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$4473

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458