Hanoi vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1391
🏠 One person rent
$302
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$360
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
72
75
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
8.44M
3.01M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 18% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7418th and 8275th ($652 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 5259th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Surabaya

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Hanoi Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$9160

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$413
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$457
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$409
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$470
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$384
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$447
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$440
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$456
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$409
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$422
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$488
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1134
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$834
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$489
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$471
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$482
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$402
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$478
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$488
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$523
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$459
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$534
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$470
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$490
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$561
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$555
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$480
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$400
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$699
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$588
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$567
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$665
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$517
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$511
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$523
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$598
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$502