Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

compared to

Vietnam

Hanoi vs. Kingston Upon Thames Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 69.1% cheaper than Kingston Upon Thames.

Restaurants: pay 81.9% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 37.7% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 56.7% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 81.6% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 39.7% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.1% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 36.2% less in Hanoi

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and groceries are lower in Hanoi.

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Hanoi vs. Kingston Upon Thames Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Kingston Upon Thames, you would:

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pay 81.9% less for restaurants

	Kingston Upon Thames	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.80 £16.47	$2.12 ₫54,822	-90.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.98	$4.41 ₫114K	-58.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 £2.23	$0.49 ₫12,709	-83.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 £1.35	$0.31 ₫7,912	-82.9%
Average			-81.9%

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pay 37.7% less for groceries

	Kingston Upon Thames	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 £1.30	$1.08 ₫28,097	-36.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.24 £3.20	$5.21 ₫135K	+22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.28 £4.74	$5.70 ₫148K	-9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.01 £3.78	$1.47 ₫38,076	-70.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.98 £3.00	$1.68 ₫43,632	-57.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$1.52 ₫39,420	+5.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 £0.48	$0.48 ₫12,451	-23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 £0.87	$0.61 ₫15,806	-47.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 £0.97	$0.51 ₫13,208	-60.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.56	$0.43 ₫11,218	-41.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$0.50 ₫13,014	-37.0%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 56.7% less for transportation

	Kingston Upon Thames	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.70 £5.82	$3.47 ₫89,826	-55.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.29 £31.93	$9.24 ₫239K	-78.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,835.78	$30,715.02 ₫795M	-19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.52 £12.47	$5.39 ₫140K	-67.4%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 81.6% less for housing

	Kingston Upon Thames	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.48 £30.57	$8.84 ₫229K	-78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,015.19 £1,521.87	$407.99 ₫11M	-79.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,866.53 £1,409.61	$278.92 ₫7M	-85.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$284.00 £214.48	$65.57 ₫2M	-76.9%
Average			-81.6%

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pay 39.7% less for childcare

	Kingston Upon Thames	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,636.27 £1,990.91	$771.38 ₫20M	-70.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,279.43 £16,825.44	$27,672.00 ₫717M	+24.2%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 81.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Kingston Upon Thames	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.25 £6.99	$1.08 ₫27,900	-88.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.38 £4.07	$1.88 ₫48,678	-65.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.71	$1.40 ₫36,282	-94.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$102.63 £77.51	$24.48 ₫634K	-76.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.82 £14.97	$4.23 ₫110K	-78.6%
Average			-81.1%

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pay 36.2% less for clothing

	Kingston Upon Thames	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.97 £86.07	$48.20 ₫1M	-57.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.86 £39.92	$26.30 ₫681K	-50.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.29 £59.88	$83.83 ₫2M	+5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.71 £79.84	$78.65 ₫2M	-25.6%
Average			-36.2%

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Hanoi - Cost of clothing

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