Hanoi vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$290
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$582
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
77
😀 Quality of life
63
63
🏙️ Population
8.44M
10.6M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 14% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7305th and 6641st ($648 vs $757) 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 0.8 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 4684th and 4600th 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
$2.03
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$9494

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$577
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549