Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 52.7% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 72.5% less for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Hanoi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£13.84
|
$1.96
₫49,446
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£6.86
|
$5.32
₫134,000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.64
|
$0.46
₫11,523
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.17
|
$0.28
₫6,943
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Hanoi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
$1.01
₫25,490
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.25
|
$4.78
₫120,345
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.41
|
$5.22
₫131,363
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.82
|
$1.69
₫42,506
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.81
|
$1.68
₫42,240
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.92
|
$1.60
₫40,222
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$0.46
₫11,697
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.94
|
$0.76
₫19,185
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.08
|
$0.47
₫11,919
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.48
|
$0.44
₫11,180
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.46
|
$0.58
₫14,579
|
|
pay 48.7% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.53
|
$3.48
₫87,483
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£72.52
|
$7.86
₫197,785
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£25,641.46
|
$39,295.00
₫988,927,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.01
|
$5.34
₫134,494
|
|
pay 75.5% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£28.81
|
$8.56
₫215,482
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£938.13
|
$339.65
₫8,547,788
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£746.80
|
$203.41
₫5,119,152
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£179.64
|
$62.58
₫1,574,843
|
|
pay 56.4% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,093.11
|
$240.68
₫6,057,178
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£13,820.27
|
$12,685.27
₫319,246,832
|
|
pay 66.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.15
|
$0.98
₫24,723
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.01
|
$1.87
₫47,073
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.53
|
$1.38
₫34,612
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£33.57
|
$24.74
₫622,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£9.86
|
$4.72
₫118,671
|
|
pay 24.8% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£58.70
|
$31.89
₫802,476
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£30.37
|
$26.96
₫678,409
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£69.35
|
$83.38
₫2,098,497
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£72.53
|
$93.95
₫2,364,360
|
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