Birmingham vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$371
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
1.14M
8.44M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 228% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1622nd and 7418th ($2137 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Vietnam, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 48th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Hanoi

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Birmingham Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$11154

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372