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Bishkek vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Bishkek is 21.5% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 96.0% more in Bishkek
Groceries: pay 3.6% less in Bishkek
Transportation: pay 2.0% more in Bishkek
Housing: pay 20.2% more in Bishkek
Childcare: pay 34.6% less in Bishkek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.3% more in Bishkek
Clothing: pay 30.9% more in Bishkek

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and transportation in Bishkek are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Bishkek. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bishkek.

Bishkek vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bishkek instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 96.0% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Bishkek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$6.86 KGS600.00	+262.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$5.72 KGS500.00	+32.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$0.69 KGS60.00	+44.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$0.36 KGS31.09	+44.6%
Average			+96.0%

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pay 3.6% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Bishkek
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$0.49 KGS42.62	-46.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$4.06 KGS355.39	-18.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$3.57 KGS312.12	-32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$1.72 KGS150.42	+14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$2.18 KGS190.68	+37.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$0.49 KGS43.27	-65.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.85 KGS74.62	+81.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$0.93 KGS81.41	+40.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.71 KGS62.37	+42.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.26 KGS22.54	-41.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.22 KGS19.17	-52.4%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 2.0% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Bishkek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$3.11 KGS272.26	-2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	$11.66 KGS1,020.00	+54.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$37,735.85 KGS3,300,000.00	-0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$3.20 KGS280.00	-42.9%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 20.2% more for housing

	Hanoi	Bishkek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$11.91 KGS1,041.67	+37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$506.26 KGS44,272.71	+45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$375.78 KGS32,861.85	+45.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$29.63 KGS2,591.13	-47.3%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 34.6% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Bishkek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$199.59 KGS17,454.55	-13.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$5,249.21 KGS459,043.75	-55.5%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Bishkek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$1.37 KGS120.00	+44.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$2.13 KGS186.30	+18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$1.83 KGS160.00	+38.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$46.97 KGS4,107.14	+68.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$4.80 KGS420.00	+26.8%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 30.9% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Bishkek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$38.88 KGS3,400.00	-7.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$39.76 KGS3,476.92	+73.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$96.12 KGS8,405.88	+11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$105.77 KGS9,250.00	+46.1%
Average			+30.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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