Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 53.3% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of London, you would:
pay 72.8% less for restaurants
London
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.95
|
$2.13
₫53,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.31
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.85
|
$0.48
₫12,123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.41
|
$0.29
₫7,253
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
London
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.27
|
$6.19
₫155,028
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.66
|
$5.49
₫137,368
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.83
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.05
|
$1.71
₫42,860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.53
₫38,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.55
₫13,888
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$0.79
₫19,738
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.18
|
$0.57
₫14,161
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.48
₫12,071
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.53
|
$0.65
₫16,339
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
London
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.63
|
$4.32
₫108,123
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£159.54
|
$8.53
₫213,464
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,927.77
|
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.33
|
$5.42
₫135,549
|
|
pay 81.8% less for housing
London
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.09
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,067.57
|
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,425.75
|
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£229.78
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
|
pay 61.9% less for childcare
London
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,562.03
|
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,966.75
|
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
|
pay 69.5% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.98
|
$0.85
₫21,346
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.41
|
$2.06
₫51,429
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.96
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.54
|
$29.54
₫739,340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.97
|
$4.69
₫117,405
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
London
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.41
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.29
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.93
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£96.48
|
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
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