Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 13.1% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 73.7% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,216
|
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
|
pay 10.9% less for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
|
pay 15.3% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
|
pay 27.7% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
|
pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
|
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