Cost of living comparison

compared to
Hanoi vs. Lusaka Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 17.5% more expensive than Lusaka.

Restaurants
pay 27.1% less in Hanoi
Groceries
pay 4.5% less in Hanoi
Transportation
pay 58.2% more in Hanoi
Housing
pay 10.8% more in Hanoi
Childcare
pay 62.3% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.2% less in Hanoi
Clothing
pay 36.8% more in Hanoi

The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, and housing in Hanoi are more expensive than in Lusaka. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Lusaka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Lusaka, you would:

pay 27.1% less for restaurants

 
Lusaka
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.21
ZMW169.03
$1.98
₫51,648
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.82
ZMW89.57
$4.75
₫123,955
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.71
ZMW16.73
$0.44
₫11,569

Improve prices ·

pay 4.5% less for groceries

 
Lusaka
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$0.74
ZMW17.34
$1.03
₫26,850
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.64
ZMW85.22
$5.00
₫130,629
Milk (1 gallon) $4.85
ZMW113.73
$5.30
₫138,392

Improve prices ·

pay 58.2% more for transportation

 
Lusaka
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.77
ZMW111.70
$3.47
₫90,557
Monthly public transit pass $37.04
ZMW868.12
$7.91
₫206,592
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $8,004.53
ZMW187,626.80
$39,554.95
₫1,032,957,711

Improve prices ·

pay 10.8% more for housing

 
Lusaka
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$125.92
ZMW2,951.56
$9.00
₫235,134
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $214.42
ZMW5,026.08
$338.66
₫8,843,996
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $114.96
ZMW2,694.64
$239.31
₫6,249,394

Improve prices ·

pay 62.3% more for childcare

 
Lusaka
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $176.79
ZMW4,143.96
$243.92
₫6,369,906
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,570.42
ZMW154,011.28
$12,260.72
₫320,182,458

Improve prices ·

pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Lusaka
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.97
ZMW22.66
$0.99
₫25,824
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.07
ZMW48.60
$1.83
₫47,874
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.49
ZMW58.34
$1.38
₫36,154

Improve prices ·

pay 36.8% more for clothing

 
Lusaka
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.43
ZMW432.12
$36.72
₫958,957
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$18.78
ZMW440.30
$26.37
₫688,638
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.18
ZMW2,113.74
$92.93
₫2,426,840

Improve prices ·
The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Zambia vs. Vietnam. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Zambia and Vietnam.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Hanoi or Lusaka. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.