Hanoi vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$290
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$352
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
71
72
😀 Quality of life
63
62
🏙️ Population
8.44M
3.01M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 16% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7305th and 8199th ($648 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 4684th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$9.91
🚕 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
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.02
🍏 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
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$5075

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515