Hanoi vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$302
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$112
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
25
😀 Quality of life
65
15
🏙️ Population
8.44M
2.12M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 9% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7418th and 7013th ($652 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Vietnam and Somalia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 5259th and 9189th 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
$1.9
$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$724
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$548
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$694
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1169
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1175
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$549
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$502
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$596
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$1031
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$460
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$420
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$811
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$552
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$559
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$503
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$533
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$586
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$560
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$528
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$802
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$612
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$567
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$609
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1039
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$517
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$543
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$511
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$654
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$623
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$522
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$421
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$512
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1585
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$582
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$499
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$864