Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 8.9% cheaper than Ankara.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 43.2% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
$1.96
₫49,708
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
$0.46
₫11,584
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
$0.28
₫6,980
|
|
pay 55.9% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
$4.78
₫120,982
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
$5.22
₫132,058
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
$1.68
₫42,464
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
$1.60
₫40,435
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
$0.46
₫11,759
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
$0.76
₫19,287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
$0.47
₫11,982
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
$0.44
₫11,239
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
$0.58
₫14,656
|
|
pay 14.4% less for transportation
Ankara
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
$3.48
₫87,946
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
$7.86
₫198,833
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
$5.34
₫135,206
|
|
pay 21.4% less for housing
Ankara
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
|
pay 6.6% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
$0.98
₫24,854
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
$1.87
₫47,322
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
$24.74
₫625,871
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
$4.72
₫119,300
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
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