Bishkek vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$376
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
71
😀 Quality of life
51
63
🏙️ Population
1.15M
8.44M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 10% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6863rd and 7305th ($710 vs $648) 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 0.8 months in Hanoi. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 6133rd and 4684th 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
$5.93
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$13338

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$681
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$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

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$545
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$565
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$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407