Ashgabat vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$893
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
7
72
😀 Quality of life
49
65
🏙️ Population
1.03M
8.44M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 181% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 2595th and 7418th ($1833 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Vietnam, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 6667th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Hanoi

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Ashgabat Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$7.08
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$11154

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$1774
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$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372