Ashgabat vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$651
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$1889
🏠 One person rent
$531
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$525
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
7
70
😀 Quality of life
30
67
🏙️ Population
828K
8.25M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 89% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4068th and 7277th ($1233 vs $651) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Turkmenistan and Vietnam, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 8436th and 3873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$332
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$47
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
10.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$2415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$1327
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$8.55
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$5.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$13545

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$1366
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$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

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Distance City Cost of living
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$531
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$555
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$583
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$529
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$531
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$520
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$714
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$566
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$645
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$556
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$700
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$526
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$584
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$679
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$488
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$721
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$662
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$627
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$724
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$697
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$530
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$765
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$834
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$796
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$697
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$705
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$677
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$721
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$658
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$717
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$597
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$841
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$682
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$706
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$515
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$679
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$689
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$516
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$668
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$469