Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 49.9% cheaper than Leeds.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Leeds, you would:
pay 72.7% less for restaurants
|
Leeds
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.65
|
$1.96
₫49,678
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
£7.13
|
$5.32
₫134,626
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.61
|
$0.46
₫11,577
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
£1.12
|
$0.28
₫6,976
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
|
Leeds
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
£1.27
|
$1.01
₫25,609
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.89
£3.02
|
$4.78
₫120,908
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.21
£4.03
|
$5.22
₫131,977
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
£2.54
|
$1.69
₫42,705
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.45
|
$1.68
₫42,438
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
£1.00
|
$1.60
₫40,410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
£0.47
|
$0.46
₫11,752
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
£0.89
|
$0.76
₫19,275
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.86
|
$0.47
₫11,975
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.44
|
$0.44
₫11,232
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
£0.43
|
$0.58
₫14,647
|
|
pay 52.9% less for transportation
|
Leeds
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
£5.76
|
$3.48
₫87,892
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.90
£78.11
|
$7.86
₫198,711
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£27,616.44
|
$39,295.00
₫993,552,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.67
£17.55
|
$5.34
₫135,123
|
|
pay 73.5% less for housing
|
Leeds
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.52
£29.05
|
$8.56
₫216,490
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,159.27
£897.44
|
$339.65
₫8,587,770
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.34
£675.32
|
$203.41
₫5,143,096
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
£159.22
|
$62.58
₫1,582,210
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
|
Leeds
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,468.48
£1,136.81
|
$240.68
₫6,085,510
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,612.17
£9,763.64
|
$12,685.27
₫320,740,103
|
|
pay 63.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Leeds
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.39
|
$0.98
₫24,839
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
£3.12
|
$1.87
₫47,293
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.33
£12.64
|
$1.38
₫34,774
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.67
£28.39
|
$24.74
₫625,487
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.79
|
$4.72
₫119,226
|
|
pay 25.1% less for clothing
|
Leeds
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.13
£65.90
|
$31.89
₫806,230
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.86
£34.73
|
$26.96
₫681,583
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.24
£64.44
|
$83.38
₫2,108,313
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.07
£71.27
|
$93.95
₫2,375,419
|
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