Hanoi vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$302
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$360
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
72
29
😀 Quality of life
65
32
🏙️ Population
8.44M
42.7K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 19% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7418th and 8291st ($652 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Vietnam and Kenya, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5259th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Meru

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Hanoi Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$8839

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$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

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Distance City Cost of living
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$460
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524