Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 38.8% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,344
|
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,277
|
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,545
|
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,331
|
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,897
|
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,567
|
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,784
|
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,769
|
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,428
|
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,392
|
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,593
|
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,701
|
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
|
pay 50.2% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,270
|
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,374
|
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,935
|
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
|
pay 18.3% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
|
pay 11.9% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
|
pay 59.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,172
|
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,665
|
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫669,650
|
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,722
|
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
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