Hanoi vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$282
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$1519
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
20
😀 Quality of life
65
52
🏙️ Population
8.25M
1.18M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 29% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7372nd and 6017th ($631 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in Vietnam and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4592nd and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Medina

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Hanoi Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$8.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$9496

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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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964