Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 10.4% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.1% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,049
|
$2.68
Rp43,479
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,527
|
$3.68
Rp59,784
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,278
|
$0.59
Rp9,588
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,346
|
$0.29
Rp4,647
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
$1.23
Rp20,041
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,012
|
$3.63
Rp58,914
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,126
|
$5.05
Rp81,974
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
$1.69
Rp27,464
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,408
|
$1.68
Rp27,223
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,797
|
$1.37
Rp22,232
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,066
|
$0.73
Rp11,786
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,990
|
$1.03
Rp16,685
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,342
|
$0.60
Rp9,794
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,225
|
$0.68
Rp11,030
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,548
|
$0.99
Rp16,131
|
|
pay 21.9% less for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,507
|
$3.36
Rp54,553
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,196
|
$10.04
Rp163,047
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,978,704
|
$26,772.06
Rp434,793,136
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,284
|
$2.93
Rp47,610
|
|
pay 76.0% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,180
|
$31.58
Rp512,920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,612,007
|
$478.90
Rp7,777,550
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,250,468
|
$271.93
Rp4,416,371
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,463,016
|
$65.22
Rp1,059,168
|
|
pay 31.5% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,153,263
|
$156.91
Rp2,548,371
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫341,353,843
|
$9,733.56
Rp158,078,362
|
|
pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Jakarta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,620
|
$2.34
Rp38,044
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,087
|
$2.36
Rp38,381
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
$2.34
Rp38,044
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫748,803
|
$31.56
Rp512,512
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫118,908
|
$3.35
Rp54,349
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,118,813
|
$44.45
Rp721,907
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫894,264
|
$30.52
Rp495,621
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,396,169
|
$78.12
Rp1,268,713
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,366,142
|
$87.16
Rp1,415,548
|
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