Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 55.3% cheaper than Reading.
- Restaurants
-
pay 78.7% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 22.9% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 51.4% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 74.7% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 61.3% less in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 70.4% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 27.8% less in Hanoi
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and clothing are lower in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Reading, you would:
pay 78.7% less for restaurants
|
Reading
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£19.09
|
$1.98
₫51,528
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
£6.54
|
$4.75
₫123,668
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
£2.39
|
$0.44
₫11,542
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.87
|
$0.26
₫6,699
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
|
Reading
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
£1.07
|
$1.03
₫26,788
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
£3.15
|
$5.00
₫130,327
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
£3.71
|
$5.30
₫138,072
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.61
|
$1.59
₫41,316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.74
|
$1.59
₫41,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.00
|
$1.72
₫44,814
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
£0.43
|
$0.46
₫12,046
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.04
|
$0.76
₫19,885
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
£1.64
|
$0.49
₫12,684
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
£0.39
|
$0.46
₫11,866
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
£0.41
|
$0.54
₫14,024
|
|
pay 51.4% less for transportation
|
Reading
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
£5.17
|
$3.47
₫90,347
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.66
£61.10
|
$7.91
₫206,113
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,004.11
|
$39,554.95
₫1,030,564,636
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.97
£14.76
|
$5.38
₫140,157
|
|
pay 74.7% less for housing
|
Reading
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.02
£28.84
|
$9.00
₫234,589
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,614.42
£1,193.39
|
$338.66
₫8,823,507
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.88
£1,010.41
|
$239.31
₫6,234,916
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.30
£108.15
|
$58.28
₫1,518,378
|
|
pay 61.3% less for childcare
|
Reading
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,653.17
£1,222.03
|
$243.92
₫6,355,149
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,586.17
£14,478.25
|
$12,260.72
₫319,440,685
|
|
pay 70.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reading
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£4.77
|
$0.99
₫25,764
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
£3.44
|
$1.83
₫47,763
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.08
£13.37
|
$1.38
₫36,070
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.66
£34.49
|
$26.31
₫685,407
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.21
£10.50
|
$4.15
₫108,209
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
|
Reading
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.88
£53.87
|
$36.72
₫956,736
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
£49.80
|
$26.37
₫687,043
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.26
£65.24
|
$92.93
₫2,421,218
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.70
£67.78
|
$86.41
₫2,251,387
|
|
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