Hanoi vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$282
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$269
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
52
😀 Quality of life
65
45
🏙️ Population
8.25M
2.11M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 26% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7372nd and 8502nd ($631 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 35th 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 0.5 months in Medan. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 4592nd and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Medan

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Hanoi Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465