Hanoi vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$1132
🏠 One person rent
$342
$231
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$389
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$196
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
61
😀 Quality of life
65
49
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.62M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 41% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 7229th and 8720th ($702 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th 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 0.4 months in Semarang. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 5251st and 6843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Semarang

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Hanoi Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
7.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$3.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$2.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$2.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$43.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$2303

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28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$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
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$424
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$405
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$474
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$445
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$478
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$445
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$470
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$453
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$515
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$478
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$439
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$419
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$408
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$549
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$379
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$459
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$536
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$502
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$476
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$551
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$556
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$467
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$391
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$684
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$536
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$609
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$488
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$487
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1175
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$822
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$496
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$417
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$461
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$449
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$409
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$464
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$388
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$411