Hanoi vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hanoi	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$648	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1977	$1426
🏠 One person rent	$290	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.1	$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$315
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	71	52
😀 Quality of life	63	43
🏙️ Population	8.44M	2.11M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 25% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7305th and 8536th ($648 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th 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 0.6 months in Medan. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 4684th and 6659th 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	$2.03	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.93%	10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2876	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1588	$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.1	$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.44	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.41	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.83	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.3	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13338	$11482

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$565
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$554
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$571
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$523
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$606
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$592
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$571
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$577
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$586
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$549
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$583
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$614
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$579
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$572
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$593
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$660
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1151
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$725
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$623
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$580
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$601
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$794
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$671
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1168
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$778
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$621
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$555
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$607
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$774
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$774
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$599
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$407

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$503
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$490
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$759
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$669
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$671
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$670
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$613
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$729
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$594
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$687
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$523
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$571
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$563
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$630
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$561
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$699
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$752
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$985
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$822
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$807
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$518
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544