Hanoi vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$302
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$700
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
29
😀 Quality of life
65
57
🏙️ Population
8.44M
431K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 34% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7418th and 5698th ($652 vs $985) 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 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5259th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.07
🥤 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
$319
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$5380

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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
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$904
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$924
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$927
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$836
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$948
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$834
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$857
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$819
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$807
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$746
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$607
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$637
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$637
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$668
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$833
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$536
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$577
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$861
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$514
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$653
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$762
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$940
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$587
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$606
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$731
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$875
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$762
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$984
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$698
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$808
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$890
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$984
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$719
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$975
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1082
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$892
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$706
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$684
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$826