Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 22.4% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
|
Lusaka
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.95
ZK97.05
|
$2.16
₫50,369
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.45
ZK56.24
|
$5.59
₫130,456
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
ZK10.61
|
$0.45
₫10,615
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
ZK7.77
|
$0.31
₫7,136
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
|
Lusaka
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
ZK14.57
|
$1.02
₫23,867
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
ZK86.15
|
$5.46
₫127,601
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
ZK68.16
|
$5.39
₫125,840
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
ZK27.37
|
$1.52
₫35,477
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
ZK34.63
|
$1.56
₫36,348
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
ZK16.30
|
$1.18
₫27,458
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
ZK7.01
|
$0.51
₫11,804
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
ZK15.39
|
$0.68
₫15,993
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ZK6.48
|
$0.50
₫11,779
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
ZK8.74
|
$0.43
₫10,154
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZK9.64
|
$0.48
₫11,191
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Lusaka
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.66
ZK76.03
|
$4.43
₫103,402
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.67
ZK402.75
|
$8.63
₫201,476
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,579.78
ZK107,400.80
|
$43,135.99
₫1,007,379,462
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.72
₫110,308
|
|
pay 28.0% less for housing
|
Lusaka
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.88
ZK357.11
|
$10.59
₫247,228
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$383.33
ZK6,257.09
|
$362.33
₫8,461,616
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.33
ZK3,808.66
|
$243.12
₫5,677,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.91
ZK1,875.69
|
$47.17
₫1,101,504
|
|
pay 69.9% more for childcare
|
Lusaka
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.89
ZK1,565.19
|
$215.68
₫5,036,897
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,600.00
ZK173,022.15
|
$12,175.13
₫284,332,853
|
|
pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lusaka
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.03
ZK16.87
|
$0.86
₫20,148
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
ZK27.48
|
$2.04
₫47,544
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK43.37
|
$1.51
₫35,258
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.34
ZK609.55
|
$24.57
₫573,901
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
ZK32.65
|
$4.31
₫100,738
|
|
pay 39.6% less for clothing
|
Lusaka
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$37.14
₫867,466
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.12
₫726,752
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.60
ZK1,625.70
|
$77.64
₫1,813,283
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.18
ZK2,157.53
|
$56.62
₫1,322,186
|
|
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