Hanoi vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hanoi	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$1946
🏠 One person rent	$340	$337
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.3	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$684
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	72	28
😀 Quality of life	67	66
🏙️ Population	8.72M	149K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 14% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7314th and 6757th ($694 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Vietnam and Mauritius, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.9 months in Port Louis. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 4766th and 4962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Port Louis

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	Hanoi	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.49	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$478	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.7	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.6	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.9	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.96%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4545	$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2658	$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.74	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.37	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.3	$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.83	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.2	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$341	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14773	$6482

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$586
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$582
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$467
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$583
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$564
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$579
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$593
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$574
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$592
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$583
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$617
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$579
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$580
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$589
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$679
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$495
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$968
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$714
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$620
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$577
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$593
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$751
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$711
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$968
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$782
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$607
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$564
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$601
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$802
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$797
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$591
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$375

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$819
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$871
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$810
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$820
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1584
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1615
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$511
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$493
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1196
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1637
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1196
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1167
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$933
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$691
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$952
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$456
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$452
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$495
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$494
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$489
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$586