Birmingham vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$744
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$439
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
71
😀 Quality of life
94
62
🏙️ Population
1.14M
8.44M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 202% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1973rd and 7236th ($1951 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 35th and 4848th 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
$16.7
$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$12394

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393