Hanoi vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$342
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1243
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
23
😀 Quality of life
65
69
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.41M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 40% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7229th and 4849th ($702 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Vietnam and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5251st and 4347th 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
$2.02
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$5515

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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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010