Bishkek vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$347
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$746
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$481
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
71
😀 Quality of life
53
65
🏙️ Population
1.12M
8.25M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 3% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7174th and 7372nd ($653 vs $631) 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 6097th and 4592nd 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
$5.46
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$9.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
10.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$2514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$13775

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422