Hanoi vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1696
🏠 One person rent
$302
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$350
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$98
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
36
😀 Quality of life
65
50
🏙️ Population
8.44M
2.47M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 0.4% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7418th and 7398th ($652 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Vietnam and Zambia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.1 months in Lusaka. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5259th and 6625th 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
$1.9
$7.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
25.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$2016
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$11593

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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 Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$687
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$577
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1062
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$650
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$755
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$592
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692