Hanoi vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$1386
🏠 One person rent
$342
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$305
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
72
76
😀 Quality of life
65
65
🏙️ Population
8.72M
3.01M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 28% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7229th and 8392nd ($702 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 5251st and 5172nd 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
$2.02
$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$9112

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$419
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$459
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$408
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$476
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$379
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$453
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$439
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$445
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$405
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$424
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$499
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1175
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$822
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$496
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$474
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$409
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$470
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$478
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$515
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$461
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$464
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$502
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$556
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$467
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$391
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$684
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$593
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$609
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$488
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$487
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$510
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$588
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$493