Bishkek vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$398
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
72
😀 Quality of life
57
65
🏙️ Population
1.19M
8.44M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 14% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6893rd and 7418th ($743 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 6164th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Hanoi

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Bishkek Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$11154

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475

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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