Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 60.2% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 8.4% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.96
|
$2.13
₫54,049
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.55
|
$5.54
₫140,527
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.16
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.09
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.76
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺85.01
|
$6.19
₫157,012
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.91
|
$5.49
₫139,126
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.57
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.71
|
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$1.53
₫38,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.97
|
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.98
|
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.74
|
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.99
|
$4.32
₫109,507
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.47
|
$8.53
₫216,196
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,116,678.54
|
$42,650.00
₫1,080,978,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.60
|
$5.42
₫137,284
|
|
pay 36.8% more for housing
Turkey
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.35
|
$9.48
₫240,180
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,095.55
|
$379.24
₫9,612,007
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,681.90
|
$207.16
₫5,250,468
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,609.13
|
$57.72
₫1,463,016
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,396.08
|
$242.78
₫6,153,263
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,845.96
|
$13,468.11
₫341,353,843
|
|
pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.90
|
$0.85
₫21,620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.29
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.16
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.71
|
$29.54
₫748,803
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.25
|
$4.69
₫118,908
|
|
pay 63.3% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.84
|
$44.14
₫1,118,813
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.60
|
$35.28
₫894,264
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,045.49
|
$94.54
₫2,396,169
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,383.73
|
$93.36
₫2,366,142
|
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