Hanoi vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$342
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1156
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
72
41
😀 Quality of life
65
58
🏙️ Population
8.72M
2.43M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 37% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 7229th and 5028th ($702 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Vietnam and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1 months in Mecca. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5251st and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Mecca

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Hanoi Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$4622

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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 Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514