Hanoi vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$290
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$391
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
71
26
😀 Quality of life
63
13
🏙️ Population
8.44M
2.12M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 10% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7305th and 6821st ($648 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Somalia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 4684th and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Mogadishu

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Hanoi Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$890

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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
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799