Hanoi vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$1643
🏠 One person rent
$342
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$535
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$346
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
81
😀 Quality of life
65
70
🏙️ Population
8.72M
11.1M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 3% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7229th and 7328th ($702 vs $684) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 5251st and 4224th 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
$2.02
$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$3.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$8171

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Jakarta

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$536
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$556
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$391
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$609
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$467
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$488
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$487
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$502
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$536
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$417
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$478
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$470
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$474
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$499
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$388
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$405
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$439
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$445
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$456
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$453
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$439
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$439
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$419
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$408
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$379
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$459
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$476
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$411
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$419
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495