Hanoi vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanoi	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$647	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1916	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$292	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$744	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$439	$326
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	71	74
😀 Quality of life	62	63
🏙️ Population	8.44M	3.01M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 18% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7236th and 8233rd ($647 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 4848th and 4691st 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	$1.94	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.31	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.2	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.01	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.39%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2965	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1710	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.82	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.48	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.38	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.9	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.44	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12394	$5490

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$554
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$592
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$513
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$591
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$582
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$569
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$579
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$592
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$549
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$571
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$642
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1161
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$702
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$598
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$571
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$575
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$771
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$650
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1163
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$763
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$611
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$543
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$579
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$761
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$756
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$604
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$393

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508