Bishkek vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$409
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
72
😀 Quality of life
56
65
🏙️ Population
1.19M
8.72M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 8% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6948th and 7229th ($757 vs $702) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 6280th and 5251st 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
$6.86
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.96
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$5.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$12836

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

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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