Hanoi vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$342
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$636
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
72
15
😀 Quality of life
65
27
🏙️ Population
8.72M
344K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 3% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7229th and 7352nd ($702 vs $681) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 5251st and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Maseru

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Hanoi Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$1246

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Maseru

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662