Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Turkey

Izmir vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Izmir is 45.3% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Izmir
Groceries: pay 8.7% less in Izmir
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Izmir
Housing: pay 41.7% more in Izmir
Childcare: pay 31.7% less in Izmir
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Izmir
Clothing: pay 11.4% more in Izmir

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

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Izmir vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Izmir
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.12 ₫54,815	$10.16 TRY503.16	+380.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 ₫114K	$8.64 TRY427.69	+96.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,707	$1.48 TRY73.51	+202.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,911	$0.60 TRY29.87	+97.5%
Average			+206.5%

Hanoi vs. Izmir - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.7% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Izmir
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫28,093	$1.04 TRY51.64	-3.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$4.73 TRY233.97	-9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$4.24 TRY209.81	-25.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,071	$2.48 TRY122.91	+68.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,626	$2.28 TRY112.88	+35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,415	$0.91 TRY45.28	-39.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,449	$0.97 TRY48.19	+102.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,804	$0.48 TRY23.58	-22.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,206	$0.64 TRY31.89	+26.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,217	$0.26 TRY12.86	-40.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,012	$0.17 TRY8.63	-65.3%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Izmir
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫89,815	$5.23 TRY259.19	+50.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.24 ₫239K	$43.19 TRY2,138.43	+367.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$41,095.22 TRY2M	+33.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$11.67 TRY577.94	+116.6%
Average			+100.2%

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pay 41.7% more for housing

	Hanoi	Izmir
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫229K	$15.94 TRY789.12	+80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.99 ₫11M	$601.01 TRY29,758.34	+47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$278.92 ₫7M	$422.90 TRY20,939.21	+51.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.57 ₫2M	$64.55 TRY3,196.29	-1.5%
Average			+41.7%

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pay 31.7% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Izmir
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$771.38 ₫20M	$689.32 TRY34,131.05	-10.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,672.00 ₫717M	$14,450.48 TRY715K	-47.8%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Izmir
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 ₫27,896	$3.46 TRY171.07	+220.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.88 ₫48,672	$3.66 TRY181.10	+94.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 ₫36,277	$2.24 TRY110.70	+59.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 ₫634K	$64.08 TRY3,172.79	+161.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$8.13 TRY402.53	+92.0%
Average			+126.3%

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pay 11.4% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Izmir
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.20 ₫1M	$45.96 TRY2,275.83	-4.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.30 ₫681K	$37.03 TRY1,833.74	+40.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$92.27 TRY4,568.63	+10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.65 ₫2M	$81.97 TRY4,058.83	+4.2%
Average			+11.4%

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