Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 5.5% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 20.4% less for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,920.50
|
$2.13
₫54,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,457.85
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
MWK1,395.55
|
$0.48
₫12,327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK606.15
|
$0.29
₫7,375
|
|
pay 11.5% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,184.10
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,263.89
|
$6.19
₫157,631
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,668.50
|
$5.49
₫139,675
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
MWK2,882.44
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,755.64
|
$1.71
₫43,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,645.10
|
$1.53
₫38,950
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK868.23
|
$0.55
₫14,122
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,867.06
|
$0.79
₫20,069
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,251.87
|
$0.57
₫14,399
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,799.04
|
$0.48
₫12,274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
MWK1,309.42
|
$0.65
₫16,614
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,909.13
|
$4.32
₫109,939
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,558.50
|
$8.53
₫217,048
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,518,187.13
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
MWK13,870.88
|
$5.42
₫137,826
|
|
pay 4.6% less for housing
Lilongwe
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK236,819.86
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.52
MWK613,194.28
|
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.81
MWK283,338.05
|
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.88
MWK70,714.28
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
|
pay 59.5% more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.46
MWK400,338.34
|
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,882,436.50
|
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,353.26
|
$0.85
₫21,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
MWK4,595.43
|
$2.06
₫52,293
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,074.71
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.19
MWK62,588.11
|
$29.54
₫751,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
MWK7,194.16
|
$4.69
₫119,377
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.38
MWK73,301.39
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK43,980.83
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
MWK120,665.36
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.39
MWK149,422.06
|
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
|
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