Hanoi vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$340
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$216
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
55
😀 Quality of life
67
47
🏙️ Population
8.72M
2.11M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 53% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7314th and 8852nd ($694 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 44th in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 4766th and 6943rd 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
$2.09
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$7769

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550