Hanoi vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$342
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$588
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
30
😀 Quality of life
65
55
🏙️ Population
8.72M
431K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 31% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7229th and 5494th ($702 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Namibia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5251st and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Windhoek

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Hanoi Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$5907

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$934
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$971
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$968
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$874
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$986
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$883
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$905
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$873
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$855
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$811
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$662
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$694
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$697
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$731
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$901
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$583
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$628
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$927
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$551
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$718
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$633
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$595
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$950
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$826
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$1057
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$763
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$875
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$958
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$1089
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$692
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$1049
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$967
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$765
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$665
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$892