Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 62.0% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of London, you would:
pay 77.0% less for restaurants
London
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£19.85
|
$1.96
₫50,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.94
|
$5.32
₫135,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.00
|
$0.46
₫11,652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.64
|
$0.28
₫7,021
|
|
pay 35.1% less for groceries
London
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.54
|
$1.01
₫25,775
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.73
|
$4.78
₫121,692
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£4.99
|
$5.22
₫132,834
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.14
|
$1.69
₫42,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.36
|
$1.68
₫42,713
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.16
|
$1.60
₫40,672
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.46
₫11,828
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.17
|
$0.76
₫19,400
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.38
|
$0.47
₫12,053
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.57
|
$0.44
₫11,305
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.58
₫14,742
|
|
pay 53.3% less for transportation
London
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.66
|
$3.48
₫88,462
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£198.54
|
$7.86
₫200,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£27,080.69
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£19.93
|
$5.34
₫136,000
|
|
pay 83.4% less for housing
London
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£30.79
|
$8.56
₫217,895
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,122.92
|
$339.65
₫8,643,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,595.64
|
$203.41
₫5,176,471
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£223.93
|
$62.58
₫1,592,477
|
|
pay 69.7% less for childcare
London
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,826.89
|
$240.68
₫6,125,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£19,908.24
|
$12,685.27
₫322,821,429
|
|
pay 74.6% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.45
|
$0.98
₫25,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.59
|
$1.87
₫47,600
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
$1.38
₫35,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£46.40
|
$24.74
₫629,545
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$4.72
₫120,000
|
|
pay 41.1% less for clothing
London
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£81.13
|
$31.89
₫811,462
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£39.08
|
$26.96
₫686,005
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£88.40
|
$83.38
₫2,121,994
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£97.06
|
$93.95
₫2,390,833
|
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