Cost of living comparison
London is 5.6 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in London instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 7.0 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫48,765
|
$25.22
£19.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫132,154
|
$10.09
£7.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,364
|
$2.54
£1.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,847
|
$2.08
£1.60
|
|
pay 82.1% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,139
|
$1.96
£1.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫118,687
|
$4.74
£3.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫129,553
|
$6.34
£4.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫41,920
|
$3.99
£3.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫41,659
|
$4.28
£3.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫39,668
|
$1.47
£1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,536
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫18,921
|
$1.48
£1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,755
|
$1.76
£1.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,026
|
$0.73
£0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,378
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫86,277
|
$7.20
£5.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫195,061
|
$252.24
£193.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫975,304,571
|
$34,406.00
£26,326.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫132,641
|
$25.33
£19.38
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫212,514
|
$39.12
£29.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,430,042
|
$2,697.16
£2,063.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,048,635
|
$2,027.26
£1,551.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,553,150
|
$284.51
£217.69
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫5,973,740
|
$2,321.07
£1,776.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫314,849,215
|
$25,293.41
£19,353.73
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,383
|
$8.20
£6.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫46,424
|
$4.56
£3.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,136
|
$18.92
£14.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫613,999
|
$58.95
£45.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫117,037
|
$18.92
£14.48
|
|
pay 93.3% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫791,422
|
$103.07
£78.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫669,064
|
$49.65
£37.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,069,591
|
$112.31
£85.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,331,791
|
$123.32
£94.36
|
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