Almaty vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$499
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
71
😀 Quality of life
65
63
🏙️ Population
1.92M
8.44M

The cost of living in Almaty is 45% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6015th and 7305th ($941 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Vietnam, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 4176th and 4684th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$13338

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407