Hanoi vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanoi	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$647	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1916	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$292	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$744	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$439	$701
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	71	16
😀 Quality of life	62	38
🏙️ Population	8.44M	60.7K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 15% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 7236th and 8102nd ($647 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Eswatini, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 4848th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Mbabane

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	Hanoi	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.94	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.31	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.2	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.01	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.39%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2965	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1710	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.82	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.48	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.38	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.9	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.44	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12394	$4495

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$554
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$592
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$513
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$591
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$582
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$569
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$579
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$592
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$549
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$571
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$642
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1161
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$702
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$598
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$571
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$575
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$771
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$650
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1163
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$763
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$611
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$543
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$579
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$761
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$756
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$604
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$393

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624