Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 51.7% cheaper than Birmingham.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Birmingham, you would:
pay 71.5% less for restaurants
|
Birmingham
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.85
|
$1.96
₫50,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.45
£6.63
|
$5.32
₫135,500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
£1.59
|
$0.46
₫11,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
£1.20
|
$0.28
₫7,021
|
|
pay 20.7% less for groceries
|
Birmingham
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
£1.23
|
$1.01
₫25,775
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
£3.06
|
$4.78
₫121,692
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
£4.65
|
$5.22
₫132,834
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
£2.68
|
$1.69
₫42,982
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
£2.54
|
$1.68
₫42,713
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
£0.88
|
$1.60
₫40,672
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
£0.61
|
$0.46
₫11,828
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
£0.68
|
$0.76
₫19,400
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.80
|
$0.47
₫12,053
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
£0.54
|
$0.44
₫11,305
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
£0.48
|
$0.58
₫14,742
|
|
pay 50.6% less for transportation
|
Birmingham
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
£5.87
|
$3.48
₫88,462
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
£59.41
|
$7.86
₫200,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,007.78
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,000,130
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.61
£13.82
|
$5.34
₫136,000
|
|
pay 75.1% less for housing
|
Birmingham
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.18
£28.40
|
$8.56
₫217,895
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,219.18
£957.19
|
$339.65
₫8,643,498
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$966.93
£759.15
|
$203.41
₫5,176,471
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.82
£181.22
|
$62.58
₫1,592,477
|
|
pay 58.1% less for childcare
|
Birmingham
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.74
£1,178.25
|
$240.68
₫6,125,001
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,708.05
£14,687.95
|
$12,685.27
₫322,821,470
|
|
pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Birmingham
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.46
|
$0.98
₫25,000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
£3.20
|
$1.87
₫47,600
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.66
£13.86
|
$1.38
₫35,000
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.73
£27.27
|
$24.74
₫629,546
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
£10.40
|
$4.72
₫120,000
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
|
Birmingham
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.98
£59.65
|
$31.89
₫811,462
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.63
£26.41
|
$26.96
₫686,006
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.80
£73.64
|
$83.38
₫2,121,994
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.44
£71.79
|
$93.95
₫2,390,834
|
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