Hanoi vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2441
🏠 One person rent
$290
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$1086
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$781
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
71
28
😀 Quality of life
63
50
🏙️ Population
8.44M
431K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 23% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7305th and 6296th ($648 vs $840) 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 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 4684th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$5452

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$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
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$779
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$833
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$818
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$832
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$807
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$790
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$766
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$761
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$741
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$654
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$690
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$692
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$718
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$809
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$600
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$663
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$859
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$554
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$670
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$943
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$585
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$652
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$848
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$774
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$971
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$696
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$788
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$874
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$997
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$736
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$909
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$838
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$717
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$705
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$822