Hanoi vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$961
🏠 One person rent
$340
$105
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$154
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$45
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$309
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
38
😀 Quality of life
67
44
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.54M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 87% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 7314th and 9016th ($694 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 79th in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Palembang ranked 30th in Indonesia, while ranked 4766th and 7352nd 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
$2.09
$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$2.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$60.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$56.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$7055

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$594
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$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
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$393
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$417
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$428
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$424
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$438
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$469
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$472
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$552
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$516
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$627
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$515
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$376
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$501
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$466
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3105
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$551
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$843
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$468
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$466
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$794
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$737
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$717
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$494
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$419
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$759
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$488
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$422
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$707
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$458
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$457
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$452
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$446
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$617
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$610