Hanoi vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$342
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$415
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
72
27
😀 Quality of life
65
32
🏙️ Population
8.72M
42.7K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 29% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7229th and 8447th ($702 vs $542) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5251st and 8725th 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
$2.02
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$9031

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$455
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544