Cost of living comparison
compared to
Hanoi vs. Telford Cost of Living Summary
Hanoi is 55.5% cheaper than Telford.
- Restaurants
-
pay 75.7% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 30.6% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 51.8% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 68.2% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 75.2% less in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 70.9% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 16.3% less in Hanoi
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Hanoi.
Hanoi vs. Telford Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Telford, you would:
pay 75.7% less for restaurants
|
Telford
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.69
£10.79
|
$1.89
₫49,159
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.68
£7.11
|
$4.32
₫112K
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
£2.04
|
$0.47
₫12,290
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
£0.79
|
$0.25
₫6,383
|
|
Telford vs. Hanoi - Cost of restaurants
pay 30.6% less for groceries
|
Telford
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
£0.72
|
$0.91
₫23,502
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
£2.70
|
$4.95
₫129K
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.17
£4.53
|
$5.27
₫137K
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
£2.45
|
$1.51
₫39,123
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.19
£3.08
|
$1.59
₫41,234
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.82
|
$1.44
₫37,252
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
£0.98
|
$0.47
₫12,203
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
£0.85
|
$0.66
₫17,152
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
£0.89
|
$0.50
₫12,973
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
£0.61
|
$0.44
₫11,468
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
£0.67
|
$0.46
₫11,967
|
|
Telford vs. Hanoi - Cost of groceries
pay 51.8% less for transportation
|
Telford
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.29
|
$3.20
₫83,173
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$132.85
£97.57
|
$7.58
₫197K
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,385.82
£24,520.45
|
$37,880.00
₫983M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
£14.05
|
$5.61
₫146K
|
|
Telford vs. Hanoi - Cost of transportation
pay 68.2% less for housing
|
Telford
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.28
£26.65
|
$8.67
₫225K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.65
£613.01
|
$348.52
₫9M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$667.72
£490.41
|
$258.44
₫7M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.07
£179.26
|
$56.25
₫1M
|
|
Telford vs. Hanoi - Cost of housing
pay 75.2% less for childcare
|
Telford
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,602.52
£1,176.98
|
$231.49
₫6M
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,385.82
£24,520.45
|
$11,784.89
₫306M
|
|
Telford vs. Hanoi - Cost of childcare
pay 70.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Telford
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.34
£5.39
|
$0.95
₫24,579
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
£3.11
|
$1.79
₫46,517
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$20.02
£14.70
|
$1.33
₫34,411
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.74
£34.33
|
$27.93
₫725K
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.03
£11.77
|
$3.79
₫98,318
|
|
Telford vs. Hanoi - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 16.3% less for clothing
|
Telford
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.08
£35.31
|
$41.82
₫1M
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.27
£22.23
|
$22.94
₫595K
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.80
£63.75
|
$86.52
₫2M
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.16
£73.56
|
$72.39
₫2M
|
|
Telford vs. Hanoi - Cost of clothing
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