Cost of living comparison

compared to

East London vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

East London is 56.9% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in East London
Groceries: pay 12.0% more in East London
Transportation: pay 58.3% more in East London
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in East London
Childcare: pay 55.3% less in East London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.7% more in East London
Clothing: pay 24.1% more in East London

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in East London are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in East London.

East London vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in East London instead of Hanoi, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	East London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$7.20 ZAR121.91	+280.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$4.61 ZAR78.02	+6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$1.04 ZAR17.55	+119.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.91 ZAR15.36	+269.0%
Average			+168.8%

Hanoi vs. East London - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 12.0% more for groceries

	Hanoi	East London
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$0.87 ZAR14.69	-4.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$3.95 ZAR66.86	-20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$4.06 ZAR68.74	-23.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$2.14 ZAR36.14	+41.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$1.95 ZAR33.07	+23.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$0.72 ZAR12.24	-49.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.69 ZAR11.70	+47.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.72 ZAR12.16	+8.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.67 ZAR11.39	+34.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.72 ZAR12.11	+61.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.52 ZAR8.76	+12.2%
Average			+12.0%

Hanoi vs. East London - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 58.3% more for transportation

	Hanoi	East London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$4.92 ZAR83.28	+53.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	$22.33 ZAR377.91	+194.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$37,451.86 ZAR633,921.50	-1.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$4.84 ZAR81.92	-13.7%
Average			+58.3%

Hanoi vs. East London - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Hanoi	East London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$45.80 ZAR775.17	+427.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$273.69 ZAR4,632.50	-21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$336.11 ZAR5,689.04	+30.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$91.03 ZAR1,540.73	+61.8%
Average			+124.5%

Hanoi vs. East London - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 55.3% less for childcare

	Hanoi	East London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$121.96 ZAR2,064.31	-47.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$4,321.37 ZAR73,144.79	-63.3%
Average			-55.3%

Hanoi vs. East London - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 65.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	East London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$2.59 ZAR43.89	+173.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$2.21 ZAR37.45	+23.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$2.77 ZAR46.81	+108.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$34.55 ZAR584.83	+23.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$3.75 ZAR63.39	-1.1%
Average			+65.7%

Hanoi vs. East London - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 24.1% more for clothing

	Hanoi	East London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$53.99 ZAR913.82	+29.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$29.75 ZAR503.56	+29.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$99.87 ZAR1,690.46	+15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$88.33 ZAR1,495.08	+22.0%
Average			+24.1%

Hanoi vs. East London - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Hanoi vs.

Hong Kong

Hanoi vs.

Ankara

Hanoi vs.

Dodoma

Hanoi vs.

Singapore

Hanoi vs.

Wellington

Hanoi vs.

Warsaw

Hanoi vs.

Athens

Hanoi vs.

Beijing

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Vietnam vs. South Africa. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Vietnam and South Africa.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Hanoi

Add prices for East London

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about East London or Hanoi. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.