Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.1 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫53,366
|
$17.09
£13.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,123
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,253
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 22.1% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫155,028
|
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫137,368
|
$4.68
£3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫42,860
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,307
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,888
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,738
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,161
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,071
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,339
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫108,123
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫213,464
|
$91.63
£73.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫135,549
|
$16.30
£13.08
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
$836.18
£671.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Hanoi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,346
|
$4.95
£3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫51,429
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫739,340
|
$41.78
£33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫117,405
|
$11.97
£9.61
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
$80.83
£64.89
|
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