Ashgabat vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$887
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
7
72
😀 Quality of life
48
65
🏙️ Population
1.03M
8.72M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 157% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 2849th and 7229th ($1806 vs $702) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 6881st and 5251st 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
$28.8
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$12836

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12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
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$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380