Ashgabat vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$968
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
7
72
😀 Quality of life
43
67
🏙️ Population
1.03M
8.72M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 174% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 2383rd and 7314th ($1898 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Turkmenistan and Vietnam, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 7430th and 4766th 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
$31.1
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$6.83
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$8.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
7.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$4545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$2658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$5.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$14773

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12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
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$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375