Cost of living comparison

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Hanoi vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 63.6% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 78.6% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 37.3% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 56.6% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 83.2% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 72.8% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.4% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 41.3% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of London, you would:

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pay 78.6% less for restaurants

	London	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.83 £19.42	$1.98 ₫51,352	-92.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £7.77	$4.75 ₫123,245	-54.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 £1.85	$0.44 ₫11,503	-82.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 £1.39	$0.26 ₫6,676	-86.1%
Average			-78.6%

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pay 37.3% less for groceries

	London	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.07 £1.56	$1.03 ₫26,696	-50.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 £4.24	$5.00 ₫129,882	-11.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 £4.74	$5.30 ₫137,600	-16.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.45 £3.34	$1.59 ₫41,175	-64.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 £3.20	$1.59 ₫41,379	-62.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 £1.17	$1.72 ₫44,661	+10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 £0.57	$0.46 ₫12,005	-38.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$0.76 ₫19,817	-47.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 £1.35	$0.49 ₫12,640	-72.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.52	$0.46 ₫11,826	-33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 £0.53	$0.54 ₫13,976	-23.3%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 56.6% less for transportation

	London	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 £5.56	$3.47 ₫90,038	-53.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$258.31 £194.16	$7.91 ₫205,409	-96.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,531.14 £27,458.78	$39,554.95 ₫1,027,044,246	+8.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.26 £26.50	$5.38 ₫139,678	-84.7%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 83.2% less for housing

	London	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.63 £31.29	$9.00 ₫233,788	-78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,834.46 £2,130.54	$338.66 ₫8,793,366	-88.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,063.73 £1,551.21	$239.31 ₫6,213,618	-88.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.90 £198.36	$58.28 ₫1,513,191	-77.9%
Average			-83.2%

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pay 72.8% less for childcare

	London	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,333.60 £1,754.06	$243.92 ₫6,333,440	-89.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,892.30 £20,965.36	$12,260.72 ₫318,349,481	-56.0%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 75.4% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.27 £6.21	$0.99 ₫25,676	-88.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 £3.61	$1.83 ₫47,600	-61.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.76 £14.85	$1.38 ₫35,947	-93.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.66 £49.36	$26.31 ₫683,066	-59.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.14 £12.13	$4.15 ₫107,840	-74.3%
Average			-75.4%

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pay 41.3% less for clothing

	London	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.94 £72.87	$36.72 ₫953,468	-62.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.55 £37.99	$26.37 ₫684,696	-47.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.87 £86.34	$92.93 ₫2,412,947	-19.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.36 £101.75	$86.41 ₫2,243,697	-36.2%
Average			-41.3%

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