Hanoi vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hanoi	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$648	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1977	$3076
🏠 One person rent	$290	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$1290
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.1	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$239
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	71	28
😀 Quality of life	63	38
🏙️ Population	8.44M	1.13M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 42% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7305th and 4869th ($648 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Vietnam and Mozambique, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 4684th and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Maputo

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	Hanoi	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.03	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.93%	20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2876	$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1588	$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.1	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.44	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.41	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.83	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.3	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13338	$5539

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Cities near Hanoi

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

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654