Hanoi vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$302
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$958
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
8.44M
15.7M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 49% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 7418th and 4522nd ($652 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Turkey, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 5259th and 1015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Istanbul

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Hanoi Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
46.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$1376
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$1043
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$18637

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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

Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$679
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$659
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$819
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$835
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$838
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$985
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$725
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$915
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$852
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$679
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$787
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$562
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$547
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$686
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$837
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$691
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$574
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$704
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$695
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$777
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$821
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$612
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$848
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1151
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$655
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$732
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$697
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1039
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1006
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$618
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$699
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$591
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$725
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$745
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$760
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1067
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1013