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Indonesia vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 4.7% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% more in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 10.5% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 6.0% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 32.3% more in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 52.3% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.1% more in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 7.7% less in Indonesia

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

Indonesia vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.3% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫50,312	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	-9.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫120,748	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	-31.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,270	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	+42.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,540	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	+60.7%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 10.5% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,155	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	+20.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫127,250	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	-9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫134,811	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	-2.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫40,341	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	+2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫40,541	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	-11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫43,756	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	-31.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,762	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	+34.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,415	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	+6.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,384	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	+11.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,586	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	+23.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,693	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	+71.6%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 6.0% less for transportation

	Hanoi	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫88,214	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	-10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫201,246	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	+53.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,006,231,469	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	-38.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫136,847	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	-27.8%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 32.3% more for housing

	Hanoi	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫229,050	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	+196.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,615,171	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	-17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,087,700	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	-31.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,482,526	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	-18.0%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 52.3% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,205,094	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	-54.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫311,898,214	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	-50.6%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 41.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,156	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	+177.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫46,635	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	-6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,218	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	+57.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫669,224	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	+1.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫105,654	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	-24.0%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 7.7% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫934,146	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	+14.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫670,821	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	+6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,364,049	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	-26.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,198,229	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	-24.6%
Average			-7.7%

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