Edinburgh vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$746
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$481
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
71
😀 Quality of life
93
65
🏙️ Population
488K
8.25M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 224% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1692nd and 7372nd ($2043 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 Edinburgh compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 64th and 4592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Hanoi

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Edinburgh Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$9.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
10.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$2514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$13775

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422