Hanoi vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$1926
🏠 One person rent
$292
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$832
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$548
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
80
😀 Quality of life
62
65
🏙️ Population
8.44M
10.6M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 8% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7236th and 6882nd ($647 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.8 months in Jakarta. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 4848th and 4292nd 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
$1.94
$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$8860

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$536
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$518
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$385
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$558
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$513
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$492
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$563
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$488
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$545
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$374
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$521
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$432
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$490
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$480
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$471
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$493
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$421
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$417
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$408
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$395
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$417
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$458
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$486
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$500
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$464
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$453
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$458
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$505
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$410
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$365
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$510
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$614
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$427
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$430
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$506