Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 33.8% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
|
$1.98
₫50,216
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.75
₫120,518
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
$0.44
₫11,248
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
$0.26
₫6,528
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
$5.00
₫127,007
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
$5.30
₫134,555
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
$1.59
₫40,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
$1.72
₫43,673
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
$0.46
₫11,739
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
$0.49
₫12,361
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
$0.46
₫11,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
$0.54
₫13,667
|
|
pay 18.5% more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
$3.47
₫88,046
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
$7.91
₫200,863
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
|
pay 59.1% more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
$0.99
₫25,108
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
$1.83
₫46,546
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
$26.31
₫667,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
$4.15
₫105,453
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$36.72
₫932,367
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.37
₫669,543
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
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