Hanoi vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$340
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$273
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
72
76
😀 Quality of life
67
51
🏙️ Population
8.72M
3.01M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 33% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7314th and 8568th ($694 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 0.5 months in Surabaya. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 4766th and 6634th 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
$2.09
$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$8118

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$402
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$437
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$386
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$450
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$358
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$428
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$416
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$419
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$381
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$400
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$490
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$436
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1115
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$780
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$493
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$452
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$457
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$387
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$446
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$458
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$494
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$427
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$436
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$439
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$468
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$515
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$466
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$376
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$627
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$566
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$516
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$552
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$472
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$469
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$486
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$556
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$470