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Balikpapan vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Balikpapan is 8.7% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 0.3% less in Balikpapan
Groceries: pay 69.3% more in Balikpapan
Transportation: pay 25.1% less in Balikpapan
Housing: pay 50.5% more in Balikpapan
Childcare: pay 74.2% less in Balikpapan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% more in Balikpapan
Clothing: pay 22.5% more in Balikpapan

The cost of groceries, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Balikpapan are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Balikpapan.

Balikpapan vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Balikpapan instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 0.3% less for restaurants

	Hanoi	Balikpapan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,928	$1.49 IDR24,842.63	-21.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,835	$3.28 IDR54,653.79	-24.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,482	$0.41 IDR6,790.32	-13.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,482	$0.39 IDR6,459.08	+57.8%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 69.3% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Balikpapan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,869	$1.23 IDR20,393.92	+35.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,610	$11.94 IDR198,741.04	+140.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,035	$6.78 IDR112,847.53	+28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,735	$2.65 IDR44,120.51	+75.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,879	$2.17 IDR36,059.01	+36.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,835	$1.62 IDR27,044.26	+13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,394	$0.68 IDR11,268.44	+44.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,421	$0.95 IDR15,775.82	+43.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,176	$0.54 IDR9,014.75	+8.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,647	$0.81 IDR13,522.13	+83.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,154	$1.62 IDR27,044.26	+252.3%
Average			+69.3%

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pay 25.1% less for transportation

	Hanoi	Balikpapan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,474	$2.78 IDR46,342.72	-13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,710	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,550,169	$23,875.88 IDR397,482,085.67	-37.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,785	??
Average			-25.1%

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pay 50.5% more for housing

	Hanoi	Balikpapan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,668	$31.34 IDR521,695.24	+261.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,187,333	$212.89 IDR3,544,215.26	-38.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,812,815	$149.22 IDR2,484,263.04	-42.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,671	$68.47 IDR1,139,838.33	+21.7%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 74.2% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Balikpapan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,102,251	$59.69 IDR993,705.21	-74.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,660,053	??
Average			-74.2%

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pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Balikpapan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,964	$1.94 IDR32,295.42	+104.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,244	$1.49 IDR24,842.63	-16.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,949	$1.97 IDR32,792.27	+48.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,317	$20.89 IDR347,796.82	-25.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,855	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	-21.2%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 22.5% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Balikpapan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,320	$40.56 IDR675,222.69	-3.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,678	$20.15 IDR335,375.51	-12.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,280,748	$121.37 IDR2,020,533.94	+40.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,340	$119.38 IDR1,987,410.43	+64.9%
Average			+22.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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