Hanoi vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1305
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$3329
🏠 One person rent
$342
$689
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$1222
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1095
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
8.72M
15.7M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 46% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 7229th and 4562nd ($702 vs $1305) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.8 months in Istanbul. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 5251st and 925th 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
$2.02
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$896
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1645
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
43.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$1596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$1021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$20004

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$671
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$652
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$817
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$867
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$828
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$945
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$733
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$894
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$836
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$691
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$731
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$769
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$590
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$543
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$681
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$806
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$688
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$552
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$746
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$662
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$748
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$819
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$601
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$872
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1137
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$705
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$752
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$712
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1099
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1029
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$644
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$698
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$607
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$742
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$710
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$767
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1079
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1041