Hanoi vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2885
🏠 One person rent
$290
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$820
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
95
😀 Quality of life
63
77
🏙️ Population
8.44M
15.5M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 42% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 7305th and 4816th ($648 vs $1125) 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 0.8 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 4684th and 790th 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
$2.03
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$4.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$13982

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$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

Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985