Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 86.1% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 77.7% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$1.96
₫50,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$5.32
₫135,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$0.46
₫11,652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.28
₫7,021
|
|
pay 64.6% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$1.01
₫25,775
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$4.78
₫121,692
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$5.22
₫132,834
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$1.69
₫42,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$1.68
₫42,713
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.60
₫40,672
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.46
₫11,828
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.76
₫19,400
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.47
₫12,053
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.44
₫11,305
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.58
₫14,742
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$3.48
₫88,462
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$7.86
₫200,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$5.34
₫136,000
|
|
pay 81.2% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$8.56
₫217,895
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$339.65
₫8,643,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$203.41
₫5,176,471
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$62.58
₫1,592,477
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$240.68
₫6,125,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,685.27
₫322,821,429
|
|
pay 77.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$0.98
₫25,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$1.87
₫47,600
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$1.38
₫35,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$24.74
₫629,545
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$4.72
₫120,000
|
|
pay 59.6% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$31.89
₫811,462
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$26.96
₫686,005
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$83.38
₫2,121,994
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$93.95
₫2,390,833
|
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