Bishkek vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$431
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
72
😀 Quality of life
53
67
🏙️ Population
1.19M
8.72M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 14% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6825th and 7314th ($789 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 6437th and 4766th 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
$6.87
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$8.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
7.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$4545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$5.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$14773

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23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

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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