Hanoi vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$340
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$173
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
72
27
😀 Quality of life
67
28
🏙️ Population
8.72M
42.7K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 28% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7314th and 8425th ($694 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Vietnam and Kenya, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 4766th and 8855th 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
$2.09
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$10408

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$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583