Hanoi vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1503
🏠 One person rent
$340
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$449
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
81
😀 Quality of life
67
71
🏙️ Population
8.72M
11.1M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 11% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7314th and 7756th ($694 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 4766th and 3291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Jakarta

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Hanoi Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$7460

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$516
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$515
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$376
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$552
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$466
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$472
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$469
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$468
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$502
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$494
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$424
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$458
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$457
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$446
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$452
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$490
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$400
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$393
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$436
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$371
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$381
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$428
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$419
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$438
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$428
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$416
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$417
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$402
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$386
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$520
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$358
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$437
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$450
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$419
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$422
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477