Cost of living comparison

 Douglas, Isle of Man
compared to
 Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi vs. Douglas Cost of Living Summary
Hanoi vs. Douglas Cost Breakdown

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

pay 77.3% less for restaurants

 
Douglas
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.83
£18.83
$1.98
₫51,609
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.04
£6.59
$4.75
₫123,862
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.62
£1.91
$0.44
₫11,560

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pay 27.6% less for groceries

 
Douglas
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$1.91
£1.39
$1.03
₫26,830
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.41
£2.49
$5.00
₫130,532
Milk (1 gallon) $6.95
£5.06
$5.30
₫138,289

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pay 47.5% less for transportation

 
Douglas
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.66
£5.58
$3.47
₫90,489
Monthly public transit pass $72.11
£52.56
$7.91
₫206,437
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,288.44
£23,532.14
$39,554.95
₫1,032,186,389

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pay 76.4% less for housing

 
Douglas
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$68.19
£49.70
$9.00
₫234,958
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,183.91
£862.84
$338.66
₫8,837,393
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $968.65
£705.96
$239.31
₫6,244,728

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pay 56.5% less for childcare

 
Douglas
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,174.87
£856.26
$243.92
₫6,365,149
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,512.04
£13,491.76
$12,260.72
₫319,943,374

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pay 71.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Douglas
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.33
£4.61
$0.99
₫25,805
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.05
£3.68
$1.83
₫47,838
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$21.31
£15.53
$1.38
₫36,127

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pay 15.7% less for clothing

 
Douglas
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.51
£58.67
$36.72
₫958,241
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.71
£28.94
$26.37
₫688,124
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.84
£66.20
$92.93
₫2,425,028

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