Hanoi vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$340
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$130
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
35
😀 Quality of life
67
51
🏙️ Population
8.72M
2.47M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 11% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7314th and 6881st ($694 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Vietnam and Zambia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 4766th and 6622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Lusaka

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Hanoi Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.18
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$15258

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691