Hanoi vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$1278
🏠 One person rent
$282
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$679
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
71
16
😀 Quality of life
65
18
🏙️ Population
8.25M
519K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 18% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7372nd and 8241st ($631 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Lesotho, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 4592nd and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.79
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$5.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$710

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422

Cities near Maseru

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$511
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$601
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$682
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$701
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$753
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$621
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$908
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$710
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$783
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$805
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$656
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$603