Hanoi vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$1179
🏠 One person rent
$342
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$230
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
55
😀 Quality of life
65
48
🏙️ Population
8.72M
2.11M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 52% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7229th and 8850th ($702 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 48th 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 Medan. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 5251st and 6907th 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
$2.02
$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$9091

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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 Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572