Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 72.5% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 37.3% less for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,991.59
|
$1.96
₫49,708
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.32
₫134,709
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,584.61
|
$0.46
₫11,584
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.73
|
$0.28
₫6,980
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.45
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,645.79
|
$4.78
₫120,982
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,066.99
|
$5.22
₫132,058
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.91
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,242.73
|
$1.68
₫42,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,844.66
|
$1.60
₫40,435
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,025.99
|
$0.46
₫11,759
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
₫19,287
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.33
|
$0.47
₫11,982
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,448.78
|
$0.44
₫11,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.20
|
$0.58
₫14,656
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,130.74
|
$3.48
₫87,946
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,484.90
|
$7.86
₫198,833
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.34
₫135,206
|
|
pay 43.8% more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,010.55
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,092.02
|
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,704.19
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,925.57
|
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,870.70
|
$0.98
₫24,854
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,557.53
|
$1.87
₫47,322
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.62
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,292.35
|
$24.74
₫625,871
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,841.72
|
$4.72
₫119,300
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Hanoi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$31.89
₫806,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.96
₫682,002
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.95
₫2,376,879
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