Hanoi vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1616
🏠 One person rent
$290
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$227
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
71
59
😀 Quality of life
63
52
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.62M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 18% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 7305th and 8266th ($648 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 4684th and 6095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$2166

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$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$447
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$434
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$506
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$453
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$512
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$507
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$508
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$487
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$551
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$517
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$470
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$512
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$427
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$558
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$388
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$495
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$571
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$530
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$518
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$596
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$541
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$553
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$419
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$757
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$577
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$605
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$524
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$522
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1121
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$892
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$530
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$438
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$503
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$488
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$380
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$505
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$420
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$458