Hanoi vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$290
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$443
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
71
30
😀 Quality of life
63
25
🏙️ Population
8.44M
42.7K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 21% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7305th and 8393rd ($648 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Vietnam and Kenya, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 4684th and 8584th 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
$2.03
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.33
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$8360

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545