Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 4.2 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 7.6 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,708
|
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,584
|
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,980
|
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,982
|
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,058
|
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,464
|
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,435
|
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,759
|
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,287
|
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,982
|
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,239
|
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,656
|
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,946
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫198,833
|
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫135,206
|
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 90.5% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
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pay 7.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,854
|
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,322
|
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫625,871
|
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫119,300
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Ashgabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
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