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
TRY203.62
|
$1.96
₫50,013
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
$5.32
₫135,535
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY34.26
|
$0.46
₫11,655
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.61
|
$0.28
₫7,023
|
|
pay 55.9% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.50
|
$1.01
₫25,782
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY121.11
|
$4.78
₫121,723
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY123.16
|
$5.22
₫132,867
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY56.49
|
$1.69
₫42,993
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY84.57
|
$1.68
₫42,724
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.49
|
$1.60
₫40,683
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.60
|
$0.46
₫11,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.02
|
$0.76
₫19,405
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.03
|
$0.47
₫12,056
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.03
|
$0.44
₫11,308
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.55
|
$0.58
₫14,746
|
|
pay 14.4% less for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY155.34
|
$3.48
₫88,485
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY279.97
|
$7.86
₫200,051
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,527,115.31
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,254,680
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY188.34
|
$5.34
₫136,035
|
|
pay 21.4% less for housing
|
Ankara
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY357.79
|
$8.56
₫217,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,508.24
|
$339.65
₫8,645,698
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,007.32
|
$203.41
₫5,177,789
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,750.76
|
$62.58
₫1,592,883
|
|
pay 6.6% more for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,611.72
|
$240.68
₫6,126,560
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY260,807.34
|
$12,685.27
₫322,903,645
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY99.26
|
$0.98
₫25,006
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY76.66
|
$1.87
₫47,612
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY59.05
|
$1.38
₫35,009
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,203.62
|
$24.74
₫629,706
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY152.71
|
$4.72
₫120,031
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,572.39
|
$31.89
₫811,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,450.76
|
$26.96
₫686,180
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,033.87
|
$83.38
₫2,122,535
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,713.57
|
$93.95
₫2,391,442
|
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