Cost of living comparison
London is 5.7 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in London instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 7.0 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,344
|
$25.83
£20.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,277
|
$2.46
£1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,545
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
pay 88.4% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
$2.07
£1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,331
|
$5.65
£4.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,897
|
$6.31
£5.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
$4.45
£3.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,567
|
$4.26
£3.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,784
|
$1.56
£1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,769
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,428
|
$1.44
£1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,392
|
$1.79
£1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,593
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,701
|
$0.70
£0.56
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,270
|
$7.39
£5.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,374
|
$258.31
£205.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
$36,531.14
£29,070.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,935
|
$35.26
£28.06
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
$41.63
£33.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
$2,834.46
£2,255.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
$2,063.73
£1,642.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
$263.90
£210.00
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
$2,333.60
£1,857.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
$27,892.30
£22,195.77
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,172
|
$8.27
£6.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,665
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
$19.76
£15.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫669,650
|
$65.66
£52.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,722
|
$16.14
£12.85
|
|
pay 84.0% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
$96.94
£77.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
$50.55
£40.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
$114.87
£91.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
$135.36
£107.72
|
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