Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 1.7% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK96.12
|
$2.13
₫52,824
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK89.12
|
$5.54
₫137,342
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK22.95
|
$0.48
₫12,000
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.21
|
$0.29
₫7,179
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK24.79
|
$1.03
₫25,391
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK119.16
|
$6.19
₫153,453
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK132.81
|
$5.49
₫135,973
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.24
|
$1.62
₫40,242
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK49.58
|
$1.71
₫42,424
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.48
|
$1.53
₫37,918
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.66
|
$0.55
₫13,747
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK29.73
|
$0.79
₫19,537
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.78
|
$0.57
₫14,017
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.56
|
$0.48
₫11,948
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK18.84
|
$0.65
₫16,173
|
|
pay 29.2% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK137.51
|
$4.32
₫107,025
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK801.00
|
$8.53
₫211,296
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK323,616.29
|
$42,650.00
₫1,056,477,524
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK228.45
|
$5.42
₫134,173
|
|
pay 22.9% less for housing
Lusaka
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,713.62
|
$9.48
₫234,736
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,177.91
|
$379.24
₫9,394,144
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,048.56
|
$207.16
₫5,131,462
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,814.25
|
$57.72
₫1,429,856
|
|
pay 18.8% more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,479.23
|
$242.78
₫6,013,795
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK367,813.17
|
$13,468.11
₫333,616,807
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK31.98
|
$0.85
₫21,130
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.23
|
$2.06
₫50,907
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK69.49
|
$1.49
₫36,977
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK736.47
|
$29.54
₫731,831
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK80.10
|
$4.69
₫116,213
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,155.63
|
$44.14
₫1,093,454
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK814.14
|
$35.28
₫873,995
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,358.81
|
$94.54
₫2,341,859
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,763.32
|
$93.36
₫2,312,512
|
|
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