Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Vietnam

Hanoi vs. Tangerang Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 81.3% more expensive than Tangerang.

Restaurants: pay 27.7% more in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 6.4% more in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 19.2% more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 26.9% more in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 5.8 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8% more in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 8.8% more in Hanoi

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Hanoi are more expensive than in Tangerang. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Hanoi.

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Hanoi vs. Tangerang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.7% more for restaurants

	Tangerang	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.40 IDR24,989.71	$2.12 ₫55,009	+51.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR59,975.30	$4.41 ₫115K	+31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,074.56	$0.49 ₫12,752	+8.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,581.45	$0.31 ₫7,939	+19.3%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 6.4% more for groceries

	Tangerang	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 IDR18,575.68	$1.08 ₫28,192	+4.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR84,469.81	$5.21 ₫135K	+10.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 IDR78,704.17	$5.70 ₫148K	+29.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 IDR25,926.82	$1.47 ₫38,206	+1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.32 IDR23,690.47	$1.68 ₫43,780	+27.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 IDR18,060.68	$1.52 ₫39,554	+50.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 IDR8,765.85	$0.48 ₫12,493	-1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 IDR12,846.51	$0.61 ₫15,860	-15.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 IDR7,481.20	$0.51 ₫13,253	+22.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 IDR8,690.29	$0.43 ₫11,257	-10.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,229.44	$0.50 ₫13,058	-47.8%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 19.2% more for transportation

	Tangerang	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR56,724.18	$3.47 ₫90,133	+9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.38 IDR150K	$9.24 ₫240K	+10.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,289.83 IDR381M	$30,715.02 ₫798M	+44.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.76 IDR85,214.91	$5.39 ₫140K	+13.1%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 26.9% more for housing

	Tangerang	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 IDR343K	$8.84 ₫230K	-53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.27 IDR6M	$407.99 ₫11M	+21.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$134.11 IDR2M	$278.92 ₫7M	+108.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.83 IDR891K	$65.57 ₫2M	+31.6%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 5.8 times more for childcare

	Tangerang	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.30 IDR2M	$771.38 ₫20M	+718.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR147M	$27,672.00 ₫719M	+237.1%
Average			+477.6%

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pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Tangerang	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR44,981.48	$1.08 ₫27,995	-57.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.52 IDR27,113.83	$1.88 ₫48,844	+24.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,479.21	$1.40 ₫36,406	-50.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.76 IDR300K	$24.48 ₫636K	+46.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.79 IDR49,979.42	$4.23 ₫110K	+51.5%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 8.8% more for clothing

	Tangerang	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.12 IDR700K	$48.20 ₫1M	+23.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR514K	$26.30 ₫683K	-8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.82 IDR1M	$83.83 ₫2M	+9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.81 IDR1M	$78.65 ₫2M	+11.1%
Average			+8.8%

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