Hanoi vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Hanoi | Medina | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Hanoi is 24% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7305th and 6257th ($648 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4684th and 3833rd 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
| 28 km or 17 mi |  Bac Ninh | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Hai Duong | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Viet Tri | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Thai Nguyen | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Nam Dinh | |
| 83 km or 51 mi | Thai Binh | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Haiphong | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Ha Long | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Thanh Hoa | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Cam Pha | |
| 221 km or 137 mi |  Chongzuo | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Sa Pa | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Vinh | |
| 263 km or 163 mi | Fangchenggang | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Ha Tinh | |
| 305 km or 190 mi | Qinzhou | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Wenshan | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Nanning | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Baise | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Beihai | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Dong Hoi | |
| 406 km or 252 mi |  Luang Prabang | |
| 418 km or 259 mi | Thakhek | |
| 424 km or 263 mi | Vang Vieng | |
| 451 km or 281 mi | Guigang | |
| 461 km or 286 mi | Laibin | |
| 462 km or 287 mi | Xingyi | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Hechi | |
| 474 km or 294 mi | Zhanjiang | |
| 479 km or 298 mi | Yulin | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Haikou | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Vientiane | |
| 492 km or 306 mi | Sanya | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Yuxi | |
| 516 km or 321 mi |  Udon Thani | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Liuzhou | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Gaozhou | |
| 531 km or 330 mi | Maoming | |
| 533 km or 331 mi | Jinghong | |
| 539 km or 335 mi | Hue |
Cities near Medina
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 168 km or 104 mi |  Yanbu | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Jeddah | |
| 339 km or 211 mi | Mecca | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Al Wajh | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Ha'il | |
| 422 km or 262 mi | Ar Rass | |
| 477 km or 296 mi | Unaizah | |
| 531 km or 330 mi | Tabuk | |
| 585 km or 363 mi | Bisha | |
| 593 km or 368 mi |  Port Sudan | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Dumat al-Jandal | |
| 615 km or 382 mi | Sakakah | |
| 650 km or 404 mi |  Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Hurghada | |
| 661 km or 411 mi | Bareq | |
| 675 km or 419 mi | El Gouna | |
| 676 km or 420 mi | Dahab | |
| 680 km or 423 mi | Aswan | |
| 714 km or 444 mi | Luxor | |
| 717 km or 446 mi | Qena | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Riyadh | |
| 723 km or 449 mi |  Aqaba | |
| 729 km or 453 mi |  Eilat | |
| 742 km or 461 mi | Ma'an | |
| 757 km or 470 mi | Abha | |
| 758 km or 471 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 810 km or 503 mi | Tafilah | |
| 827 km or 514 mi | Sohag | |
| 839 km or 522 mi | Al-Karak | |
| 861 km or 535 mi | Dimona | |
| 870 km or 540 mi | Arad | |
| 890 km or 553 mi | Beersheba | |
| 896 km or 557 mi | Asyut | |
| 901 km or 560 mi |  Hebron | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Dura | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Ofakim | |
| 905 km or 562 mi | Rahat | |
| 906 km or 563 mi | Amman | |
| 907 km or 564 mi | Najran | |
| 913 km or 567 mi | Bethlehem |