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
£16.76
|
$2.13
₫51,766
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.23
|
$5.54
₫134,592
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.83
|
$0.48
₫11,760
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.39
|
$0.29
₫7,035
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
|
London
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
$1.03
₫24,883
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.24
|
$6.19
₫150,380
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.60
|
$5.49
₫133,250
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.80
|
$1.62
₫39,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.01
|
$1.71
₫41,575
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$1.53
₫37,158
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.55
₫13,472
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.92
|
$0.79
₫19,146
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.17
|
$0.57
₫13,736
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.48
₫11,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$0.65
₫15,849
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
|
London
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.55
|
$4.32
₫104,882
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£157.71
|
$8.53
₫207,064
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,642.90
|
$42,650.00
₫1,035,320,145
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.12
|
$5.42
₫131,486
|
|
pay 81.8% less for housing
|
London
|
Hanoi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£28.76
|
$9.48
₫230,035
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,043.94
|
$379.24
₫9,206,013
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,409.45
|
$207.16
₫5,028,698
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£227.15
|
$57.72
₫1,401,221
|
|
pay 61.9% less for childcare
|
London
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,544.18
|
$242.78
₫5,893,361
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,772.85
|
$13,468.11
₫326,935,683
|
|
pay 69.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.91
|
$0.85
₫20,706
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.37
|
$2.06
₫49,887
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.81
|
$1.49
₫36,236
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.02
|
$29.54
₫717,175
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.83
|
$4.69
₫113,885
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
|
London
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£73.56
|
$44.14
₫1,071,556
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£33.89
|
$35.28
₫856,492
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.08
|
$94.54
₫2,294,960
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£95.38
|
$93.36
₫2,266,201
|
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