Hanoi vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$2741
🏠 One person rent
$302
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$1341
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
72
42
😀 Quality of life
65
57
🏙️ Population
8.44M
2.43M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 44% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 7418th and 4793rd ($652 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Vietnam and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 1.2 months in Mecca. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5259th and 6119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$1216
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$4655

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1155
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$918
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1182
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$903
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$911
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$862
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$860
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$940
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$500
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$498
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$499
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$967
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$533
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$825
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1116
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$971
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$348
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1627
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$560
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$498
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1069
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$365
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$826
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$499
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$346
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$428
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$500
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$354
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$925
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$512
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$769
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$517
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$522