Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 53.9% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 43.9% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,262
|
$3.67
ZK94.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
$3.41
ZK87.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,327
|
$0.88
ZK22.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,375
|
$0.47
ZK11.96
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
$0.95
ZK24.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,631
|
$4.56
ZK116.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,675
|
$5.08
ZK130.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
$1.73
ZK44.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,579
|
$1.90
ZK48.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,950
|
$1.13
ZK28.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,122
|
$0.68
ZK17.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫20,069
|
$1.14
ZK29.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,399
|
$0.53
ZK13.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,274
|
$0.56
ZK14.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,614
|
$0.72
ZK18.46
|
|
pay 67.7% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,939
|
$5.26
ZK134.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫217,048
|
$30.62
ZK784.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
$12,371.75
ZK316,954.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,826
|
$8.73
ZK223.75
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
$103.74
ZK2,657.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
$274.41
ZK7,030.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
$193.01
ZK4,944.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
$107.59
ZK2,756.32
|
|
pay 12.6% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
$171.24
ZK4,387.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
$14,061.39
ZK360,241.94
|
|
pay 14.0% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,705
|
$1.22
ZK31.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,293
|
$1.81
ZK46.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
$2.66
ZK68.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫751,756
|
$28.16
ZK721.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫119,377
|
$3.06
ZK78.45
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
$44.18
ZK1,131.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
$31.12
ZK797.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
$90.18
ZK2,310.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
$105.64
ZK2,706.44
|
|
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