Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 5.2 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 7.2 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,049
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,527
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,278
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,346
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,012
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,126
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,408
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,797
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,066
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,990
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,342
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,225
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,548
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
Hanoi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,507
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,196
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,978,704
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,284
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 11.7 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,180
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,612,007
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,250,468
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,463,016
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 35.1% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,153,263
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫341,353,843
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,620
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,087
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫748,803
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫118,908
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,118,813
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫894,264
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,396,169
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,366,142
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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