Hanoi vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$290
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$332
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
71
36
😀 Quality of life
63
48
🏙️ Population
8.44M
2.47M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 5% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7305th and 7016th ($648 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Vietnam and Zambia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 4684th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$5845

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670