Hanoi vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$1004
🏠 One person rent
$342
$108
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$158
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$324
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
38
😀 Quality of life
65
44
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.54M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 81% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 7229th and 8996th ($702 vs $388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 79th in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Palembang ranked 29th in Indonesia, while ranked 5251st and 7310th 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
$2.02
$1.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$64.5
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$60.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$114
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$94.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$2.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$1.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$2.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$16.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$7191

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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
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$405
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$439
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$439
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$417
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$456
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$487
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$488
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$609
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$536
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$684
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$556
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$391
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$533
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$467
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3119
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$551
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$838
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$502
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$495
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$851
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$780
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$770
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$515
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$411
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$788
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$513
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$419
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$736
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$478
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$478
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$474
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$470
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$678
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$627