Hanoi vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1013
🏠 One person rent
$302
$109
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$161
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$330
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
38
😀 Quality of life
65
45
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.54M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 67% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 7418th and 8997th ($652 vs $390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 78th in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Palembang ranked 25th in Indonesia, while ranked 5259th and 7095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Palembang

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Hanoi Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$1.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$2.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$65.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$61.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
8.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$915
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$680
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$2.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$16.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$7422

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$558
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$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
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$411
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$444
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$448
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$429
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$461
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$511
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$517
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$665
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$567
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$699
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$555
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$400
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$542
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$480
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3201
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$561
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$789
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$490
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$503
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$864
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$534
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$788
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$771
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$523
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$413
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$771
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$519
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$420
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$689
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$488
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$482
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$471
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$478
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$643
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$584